Four U.S. children test positive for monkeypox

　　China News Service, August 3. According to the ABC report on August 2, US health officials confirmed that at least 4 children in the United States have tested positive for monkeypox.

On July 26, local time, at a monkeypox vaccination site in Manhattan, New York, the United States, the staff verified the appointment information for the public.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

　　Indiana officials confirmed late last week that two children in the state had tested positive for monkeypox, according to reports.

　　In a statement, the Indiana Department of Health said it was not providing additional information due to patient privacy concerns.

　　Last month, a California child and a non-U.S. resident traveling in Washington, D.C., were also confirmed to be infected with monkeypox.

　　The two cases are not linked and are likely to be caused by transmission within the family, the report said.

　　The report also said that although the two children diagnosed earlier were in good health, health officials were concerned that monkeypox could seriously affect young children.

　　The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also warned last week that there was some preliminary evidence that children under the age of eight could develop more severe disease if infected with monkeypox.

　　Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus.

The typical clinical manifestations of monkeypox are fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes, and may lead to a series of complications.

　　The first case of monkeypox was confirmed in the United States on May 18.

According to statistics from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of August 2, 6,326 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the United States, including 1,617 cases in New York State, 826 cases in California, and 533 cases in Illinois.

All three states have declared a state of emergency over the monkeypox outbreak.

　　In addition, US President Biden announced on August 2 the establishment of a special task force to deal with the monkeypox epidemic in the United States.