Authorities say they believe the risk
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 4:34 am
That virus likely began to spread through person-to-person close contact, possibly intimate or sexual contact," McQuiston added.
The CDC's finding comes as both the domestic and global tally of monkeypox cases has climbed sharply over the past few weeks, amid a push from health authorities to find and test potential cases of the at-times painful rash and lesions.
The majority of cases, but not all, have been in men who have sex with men with links to recent travel abroad. However, McQuiston said Friday that at least one U.S. case "does not have a travel link or know how they acquired their infection."
"It's possible there could have been other cases in travelers that were missed, but I don't think that monkeypox has been circulating widely within the United States," she said.
A total of at least 23 cases have been tallied so far by buy phone number list health authorities across the U.S., including one case in a Florida resident who was tested in the United Kingdom. California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and Washington state have reported at least one case.
The CDC is also aware of more than 700 confirmed cases around the world.
"I actually think the finding of these two cases with distinct lineages is actually a positive sign that our surveillance network that we're working to increase, and make sure that people with a rash get tested, is working," McQuiston added.
No deaths have been reported in the U.S. so far. to the general public is low, since the virus is generally spread through intimate skin-to-skin contact.
However, officials emphasized they did not want to minimize the monkeypox's threat to those who might catch or spread the disease.
The CDC's finding comes as both the domestic and global tally of monkeypox cases has climbed sharply over the past few weeks, amid a push from health authorities to find and test potential cases of the at-times painful rash and lesions.
The majority of cases, but not all, have been in men who have sex with men with links to recent travel abroad. However, McQuiston said Friday that at least one U.S. case "does not have a travel link or know how they acquired their infection."
"It's possible there could have been other cases in travelers that were missed, but I don't think that monkeypox has been circulating widely within the United States," she said.
A total of at least 23 cases have been tallied so far by buy phone number list health authorities across the U.S., including one case in a Florida resident who was tested in the United Kingdom. California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and Washington state have reported at least one case.
The CDC is also aware of more than 700 confirmed cases around the world.
"I actually think the finding of these two cases with distinct lineages is actually a positive sign that our surveillance network that we're working to increase, and make sure that people with a rash get tested, is working," McQuiston added.
No deaths have been reported in the U.S. so far. to the general public is low, since the virus is generally spread through intimate skin-to-skin contact.
However, officials emphasized they did not want to minimize the monkeypox's threat to those who might catch or spread the disease.