CDC says monkeypox has officially reached all 50 U.S. states
Nearly 15,500 total cases confirmed in the country.
The monkeypox virus has been confirmed as present in all 50 U.S. states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.
The health agency listed Wyoming—the least-populated state in the country—as having one confirmed case of the virus, which usually manifests itself as mild cold or flu-like symptoms along with a rash.
The CDC said 15,433 cases had been confirmed throughout the country as of Monday afternoon.
Nearly all of the cases and transmission of the virus in the U.S> have been linked to gay men, usually those with many sexual partners, though health authorities have been quick to warn that the virus can spread to other demographics as well.