Orange County school reports monkeypox case
The district said someone at Wedgefield School, a K-8 school in Orlando, was diagnosed with monkeypox.
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The district said someone at Wedgefield School, a K-8 school in Orlando, was diagnosed with monkeypox.
Florida has reported the first case of monkey of a children 4 years old or younger — in Martin County. In all 1,266 infections have been reported statewide.
Martin County has reported Florida's first case of monkeypox in a child under 4 years old. Overall,1,266 infections have been reported statewide.
While the majority are in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, the first positive monkeypox case in a child under the age of 4 was confirmed in Martin County.
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