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Friday, July 22, 2022

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Two children have tested positive for monkeypox in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed Friday.

Health officials said both children were 'doing well', but warned children under the age of eight are at high risk of severe monkeypox. 

It is thought both children likely caught the virus from 'household contacts'.

Dr Rochelle Walensky said the children both had contact with gay or bisexual men — the community where most cases are being detected in the current outbreak.