Alabama confirmed two cases of monkeypox on Friday, bringing the nationwide total to 1,814 viral infections across 43 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tally.
ADPH and Mobile County Health Department (@ILoveMCHD) have identified the first case of #monkeypox virus infection in Alabama. Both organizations remain on alert for additional cases. Read our full #NewsRelease at https://t.co/4XwQDyVa8h. pic.twitter.com/zFPdp8alDd
— Alabama Public Health (@ALPublicHealth) July 15, 2022
Globally, monkeypox has sickened more than 11,000 people, according to the CDC.
No specific data on either Alabama patient was released except the Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed one patient resides in Mobile County and the other in Jefferson County, WBRC-TV reported.
THREAD: The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and @jcdhtweets have received a report from the ADPH Bureau of Clinical Laboratories of a positive specimen of #monkeypox in a person who lives in the Jefferson County region. pic.twitter.com/GgzCWsAW9E
— Alabama Public Health (@ALPublicHealth) July 15, 2022
Monkeypox typically begins with flu-like symptoms and swelling of the lymph nodes before progressing to a rash on the face and body. Most infections last two to four weeks, KSDK reported.
Per the CDC, “early data suggest that gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men make up a high number of cases. However, anyone who has been in close contact with someone who has monkeypox is at risk.”
To date, New York has confirmed the most infections with 489 cases, followed by California with 266, Illinois with 174 and Florida with 154. Meanwhile, the District of Columbia has confirmed 108 cases; Georgia has confirmed 93 cases; Texas has confirmed 76 cases; Massachusetts has confirmed 51 cases; Virginia has confirmed 44 cases; Pennsylvania has confirmed 43 cases; Washington has confirmed 41 cases; Maryland has confirmed 37 cases; New Jersey has confirmed 31 cases; Oregon has confirmed 21 cases; Colorado has confirmed 20 cases; Michigan, North Carolina and Utah have each confirmed 13 cases; Connecticut and Minnesota have each confirmed 12 cases; Arizona and Indiana have each confirmed 11 cases; Hawaii has confirmed eight cases; Ohio has confirmed seven cases; Louisiana, Nevada, Tennessee and Wisconsin have each confirmed six cases; New Mexico has confirmed five cases; Missouri, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island have each confirmed four cases; Iowa, Kentucky and Oklahoma have each confirmed three cases; Alabama, Arkansas and Nebraska have each confirmed two cases; and Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, South Dakota and West Virginia have each confirmed one case.
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