A Texas child is more likely to be the primary young case within the state to contract the monkeypox virus.
The kid, who was under 2 years old, presumptively tested positive for the virus, Judge Lina Hidalgo announced at a morning briefing on Tuesday, ABC13 reported.
Officials learned of the kid’s condition on Monday. Hidalgo clarified that the case is presumed positive until otherwise confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Nevertheless, Hidalgo identified that each one presumptive positive cases of monkeypox thus far turned out to be accurate. Still, it’s best to attend for the confirmation from the CDC to reach about every week later.
It was not clear how the kid possibly contracted the virus because it was not in daycare or school. In the meanwhile, Harris County officials are doing contact tracing to find out those that can have had direct contact with the kid.
Hidalgo said the kid’s parents first noticed the rash, in order that they took the toddler in for an exam. Each parents are currently cooperating with health officials as they await CDC’s confirmation.
The kid has been mostly asymptomatic apart from the rash. Hidalgo said the kid is doing “very, thoroughly,” so a full recovery could be very likely. She also encouraged parents to be vigilant amid the monkeypox outbreak.
“I understand that it’s a really scary thing, and oldsters have concerns, and what we’d like to ensure is to be vigilant and understand the risks, not assume the worst. But this reminds us that this could be very real,” Hidalgo was quoted as saying by ABC News.
Apart from the brand new case, at the very least seven other children within the U.S. have tested positive for monkeypox. While investigations on how the youngsters contracted the virus are still ongoing, officials imagine they will need to have caught monkeypox through household transmission.
Across the globe, about 32,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported outside of West and Central Africa where the virus is endemic. The U.S. has recorded greater than 12,000 cases so far, based on data from the CDC.