Alabama’s second case of monkeypox identified in Jefferson County

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) have received a report from the ADPH Bureau of Clinical Laboratories of a positive specimen of monkeypox in a person who lives in the Jefferson County region. This is the second case to be identified in Alabama to date. Additional information on the first case of monkeypox identified in Alabama is available in a news releasesent out earlier today (alabamapublichealth.gov/blog/2022/07/nr_15.html). Additional positive cases of monkeypox are expected as testing for the virus continues throughout the state. For more information about monkeypox, visit the ADPH monkeypox webpage at alabamapublichealth.gov/monkeypoxor the CDC monkeypox webpage at cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox.

Media Release/ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH