Monkeypox in a Young Infant — Florida, 2022

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Saunders, Katharine E. ; Van Horn, Andrea N. ; Medlin, Helen K. ; Carpenter, Ann ; Lee, Philip A. ; Gutierrez, Liliana ; Dillon, Joshua ; Newman, Alexandra P. ; Kimball, Anne ; McCormick, David W. ; Stanek, Danielle R.
• Description:
  In August 2022, the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) was notified of a suspected case of monkeypox in an infant aged <2 months who was admitted to a Florida hospital with a rash and cellulitis. This case report highlights findings from the related epidemiologic investigation and describes the public health actions taken. This activity was reviewed by CDC and was conducted consistent with applicable federal law and CDC policy.* This is the youngest patient with confirmed monkeypox infection in Florida to date.
• Subjects:
  Exanthema Humans Infant Mpox (monkeypox) Public Health
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 71(38):1220-1221
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7138e3
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  36136958
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9531566
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Full Report
• Place as Subject:
  Florida
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  38
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:69230b5f3365b4b3262ce560ef7fbe8a90c73b677e9df20c0f58c5979e703f6091b0338bcb77e389d24c308d8de0b97bf59576e4a75c2f05690c415cfe10988d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/122547/cdc_122547_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 119.31 KB ]