Georgia reports first case of monkeypox in adult woman
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed the state's first positive case of monkeypox in a woman.
A DPH spokesperson said Tuesday's confirmed case numbers include one adult woman who reported having close personal contact with a man previously diagnosed with monkeypox. There are about a dozen monkeypox case reported in women in the U.S., the health department said.
The majority of cases are found in men.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 3,846 cases on Tuesday in the U.S. There have been 268 cases reported in Georgia since June.
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Clinics are having to turn people seeking a vaccine away over limited resources.
As county health officials receive vaccines, they expect to open appointments.
Currently, the vaccine is only available to patients community officials have deemed most at-risk for the virus.
While monkeypox is not specifically a sexually-transmitted infection, health officials say most cases have been found in men who have sex with men and have had sex with multiple partners in a two-week period.