Duval County is reporting its first cases of monkeypox.
According to the Florida Department of Health’s Reportable Diseases Frequency Report, there are two cases in Jacksonville right now.Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaksAnd while the Centers for Disease Control have issued a health advisory regarding recent cases in the U.S.
, local health departments say the chance of contracting monkeypox remains low.Florida Department of Health in Clay County monitoring monkeypox outbreakWhile the vast majority of reported infections have happened in men who have sex with men, health officials have stressed that anyone can catch the virus. It is not an STI or STD.
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