State health officials announced on Friday, July 15, that the first cases of the monkeypox virus have reached Alabama.Â
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) confirmed two cases of monkeypox virus in both Jefferson and Mobile counties earlier this afternoon.Â
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