DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – The first probable case of Monkeypox (MPV) was announced last week in Oakland County in lower southeast Michigan by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS).

A resident of the county was tested and a presumptive positive result for MPV was returned.

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The MDHHS said that confirmation of the test will be done by the CDC which now lists the Michigan case on its website.

The MDHHS reports the quarantining of the infected individual and says they don’t pose a threat to the public.

The CDC explains that early data suggests that gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men make up a high number of cases but that anyone with close contact with someone infected with Monkeypox is at risk.

Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, a Chief Medical Executive of MDHHS, describes Monkeypox as a “viral illness that spreads primarily through direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs bodily fluids or prolonged face-to-face contact.”

Monkeypox is a rare disease that was first discovered in 1958 when a pox-like disease appeared in colonies of monkeys that were being held for research. The first human case was recorded in 1970.

So far, 560 cases of Monkeypox have been confirmed in 30 states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico as of July 5th.

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Currently, there are two FDA approved vaccines for the virus and treatment includes using smallpox antivirals.