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A woman in Georgia has been diagnosed with monkeypox, the first woman in the state to be diagnosed with the infectious disease, the Georgia Department of Public Health told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuesday.
The woman had reported contact with a man who was diagnosed with monkeypox, according to DPH. As of Monday afternoon, DPH had confirmed 268 monkeypox cases in the state, all among men, and with the vast majority living in metro Atlanta.
Health officials said the Georgia woman is not the first woman in the U.S. with monkeypox, but the exact number of cases among women was not readily available.
While most cases have been confirmed in men who have sex with men, anyone can be affected by the virus, and cases are expected to continue to climb as the outbreak grows and vaccines continue to be in extremely limited supply.