NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Connecticut reported its first case of monkeypox on Monday, the state's Department of Public Health announced.
The patient is a man between the ages of 40 and 49 who lives in New Haven County, the Department said.
The man is isolating and has not been hospitalized.
"DPH believes that the risk to Connecticut residents from this case is low,” said Dr. Manisha Juthani, the department's commissioner. "The United States is currently experiencing a monkeypox outbreak, and there will likely be additional cases in Connecticut in the weeks ahead."
Juthani explained, "Monkeypox can spread through close prolonged contact with an infected person. This might include coming into contact with skin lesions, or body fluids, sharing clothes or other materials that have been used by an infected person, or inhaling respiratory droplets during prolonged face-to-face contact."
The Department said in a press release that "over the past month, DPH has raised awareness of monkeypox among higher risk populations, alerted and educated local medical professionals, and informed local health departments throughout the state to monitor for cases."
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