MONKEYPOX

Parents in Orange County were notified of a case of monkeypox in an individual connected with Wedgefield Elementary school, Wednesday.

Two biopharmaceutical companies will give $5 million and $500,000, respectively, to nonprofit organizations in the United States and abroad that are responding to the growing monkeypox outbreak.

Harmony Healthcare Orlando is on round two for monkeypox vaccine distribution at District Dive Bar in the Milk District.

Orange County health officials are expanding the number of locations to get a monkeypox vaccine, and the number of doses available.

The Biden Administration is boosting its efforts to distribute an additional 1.8 million doses of the monkeypox vaccine.

The Biden Administration is releasing more monkeypox vaccines amid criticism over its response to the outbreak.

The Biden Administration is releasing more monkeypox vaccines amid criticism over its response to the outbreak.

The Biden Administration is releasing more monkeypox vaccines amid criticism over its response to the outbreak.

Orange County has the majority of the monkeypox cases in Central Florida with 84, and appointments for the vaccine are going fast.

Starting Thursday, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County will open its Monkeypox Vaccination Appointment system at 8:30 a.m.

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County is now offering the monkeypox vaccine by appointment only.

(Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)New York City officials declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Saturday in an effort to respond more efficiently to the current outbreak, which began in May. San Francisco was the first U.S. city to declare a state of emergency to combat the monkeypox outbreak last week. As of Aug. 1, the New York City Health Department has reported 1,472 cases of monkeypox. The rapid increase in cases around the globe prompted the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency last week. U.S. federal health officials have said the Biden administration is also considering declaring monkeypox a public health emergency in order to enhance the U.S. response to the outbreak.

The Department of Health confirms the first case of monkeypox in Volusia County.

The world is currently experiencing the largest outbreak of the disease known as monkeypox outside of the countries where it regularly circulates.

The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of global concern Saturday. From how it spreads to preventative measures, here's what you need to know about the disease.

The Florida Department of Health is asking for more vaccines from the federal government to combat a monkeypox outbreak.

Rep. Carlos Smith, D-Orlando, is set to host an online “community health update” on meningococcal disease and monkeypox outbreaks in Florida.

The Florida Department of Health's website now shows there are at least two cases of monkeypox in Orange County and at least one in Seminole County.

Orange County has confirmed its first case of monkeypox.

Monkeypox: What you need to know (NCD)PHOENIX — Arizona has reported its first presumptive case of monkeypox on Tuesday. >> Read more trending newsIn a news release, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health and the Arizona Department of Health Services says they have identified Arizona’s first probable monkeypox case following testing that was done through the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory. MCDPH says the laboratory came back with “a presumptive positive result.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will conduct a confirmatory test. Symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills, and exhaustion, MCDPH says per the CDC. “ADHS is working closely with local health departments throughout Arizona to identify and respond quickly to any potential cases.

Outbreaks are continuing to occur in many other countries outside Africa.

A large proportion of cases diagnosed in the UK are among gay and bisexual men.

Health authorities in Europe, North America, Israel and Australia have identified more than 100 cases of monkeypox in recent days.

Seminole County medical director Dr. Todd Husty explained on Monday what most of us are asking: What is monkeypox?

A leading World Health Organization adviser says the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries is “a random event” that might be explained by sexual behavior at two recent raves in Europe.

President Joe Biden is seeking to calm concerns about recent cases of monkeypox that have been identified in Europe and the United States.

A presumptive case of monkeypox is being investigated in South Florida.

We are facing an unusual and unprecedented monkeypox outbreak but how worrying is it?

Massachusetts has reported a case of monkeypox in a man who recently traveled to Canada.