New York City reports first monkeypox infection in children, health department announced –

New York City has registered its first case of monkeypox in a child, data released Thursday… the number of cases in the city appears to be declining.

Health officials said the patient was under 18, but declined to provide further details, including gender and city location.

City health commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said that while she understands the concerns of families with children who are thought to be most at risk from the virus, the risk of exposure remains “very low”.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced that she was “cautiously optimistic” about the epidemic, which has reached 17,432 cases nationwide, and is now showing signs of slowing in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spoke at a briefing at the White House.

New York is the epicenter of the monkeypox epidemic in the United States, which reached 17,432 cases yesterday, with most cases among gay or bisexual men.

But now there are tentative signs the outbreak is slowing in the city, with an average of 41 cases per day last Friday, compared to 55 two weeks ago. No monkeypox deaths have been reported in the United States.

USA: The chart above shows the number of daily monkeypox infections reported in the United States. Currently, daily cases do not appear to be declining nationwide.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said she is “cautiously optimistic” about the decline in the number of daily cases of monkeypox in parts of the country today. Pictured at right is the New York City Department of Health headquarters

Vasan, who filed the lawsuit, said: “We have a case of juvenile MPV (or monkeypox) in New York.

“While we understand the concerns of families, we also know that the overall risk of exposure for urban children is very low.”

It is the second underage case discovered in this state and another found in New York state.

State health commissioner Dr. Mary Vasan urged parents not to worry about sending their children back to school.

“We expect to see cases diagnosed in children related to family exposure to their personal behavior,” he told reporters on Monday.

“But I don’t see schools as a place to worry about transference.”

Monkeypox virus is transmitted through physical contact with infectious skin lesions or through contact with the patient’s crusts that remain on bedding or clothing.

The disease begins with flu-like symptoms before a rash appears on one part of the body, such as the chest, before spreading to the rest of the body.

It may take more than four weeks for the symptoms to disappear completely, during which time the person can become infected.

So far, at least 13 cases have been reported in children in America, five in California, three in Georgia, two in India, two in New York, one in Oregon, and one in Florida.

Concerns were raised that returning schools could lead to an increase in some cases.

Dr. Rachel Cox, assistant professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, shared on CNN earlier this month: “As we enter fall, I am worried about outbreaks on college campuses, as this is a place where people often engage in high-risk sexual activities and are in close contact with many different people. .

“We need to make sure we can allocate resources like tests, vaccines and antivirals to places that can become hotspots.”

America has launched vaccines and an antiviral drug, TPOXX, to help combat the spread of the virus.

And now, there are timid signs that the epidemic is weakening in some areas, prompting health chiefs to be “cautiously optimistic” that it could soon stabilize in the rest of the country.

At a press conference today, Dr. Rochelle Walensky noted that New York, Chicago and San Francisco recorded declines in newly identified cases.

The map above shows the number of cases of monkeypox reported by the state. New York, national hotspot with most confirmed infections

I want to be cautiously optimistic about this, not only because of the downtrend, but also because the data is scarce. [men who have sex with men were as sexually active].

“Talk about this community’s resilience and commitment to solving the monkeypox problem with every tool in the toolkit.”

However, cases nationwide are still rising, with an average of 400 infections per day.

These numbers are also showing signs of slowing down, with yesterday’s seven-day average for new infections less than ten percent compared to the same period last week.

Earlier this week, the World Health Organization noted that the number of reported cases of monkeypox worldwide had dropped by 20%, a sign that many countries are now taking over.

They attributed the downward trend in Europe to a combination of public health measures, vaccines and behavioral changes.