Monkeypox cases

A handful of cases of the rare but serious monkeypox virus have occurred in the US and other countries where it normally doesn't spread, but there is a ...

(The smallpox vaccine often left a shallow, craterlike scar on the back of the arm because the skin was pricked several times to administer the vaccine, which is one way to tell if you’ve been vaccinated.) The agency said a request to release doses of the Jynneos vaccine from the national stockpile is "actively happening." About 3 in 10 people with smallpox died of the virus, and those who survived often lost their vision or were permanently scarred. Children in the US were once routinely given smallpox vaccines, but the practice was discontinued in 1972 when the virus was eradicated. Because all three viruses are in the orthopoxvirus family, a vaccine-stimulated reaction to vaccinia can also protect against the more dangerous viruses. Bavarian Nordic, the biotech company that developed Jynneos, said last week that the US purchased $119 million worth of its monkeypox vaccine in freeze-dried form. One is the Central African clade, which is generally more severe and transmissible. (The WHO says “the extent to which asymptomatic infection may occur is unknown.”) However, the Jynneos vaccine is the only shot approved for the prevention of monkeypox.) The CDC notes that confirmed cases in Europe include people who “self-identify as men who have sex with men,” though there is no evidence this population faces greater risks of infection compared to others. Monkeypox is endemic to Central and West Africa, meaning the virus naturally circulates in animals such as rodents and occasionally causes human outbreaks there. (People can give the virus to animals too.)

Two adults in the same Salt Lake County household are suspected to have monkeypox based on preliminary testing, Salt Lake County Health Department officials ...

“It is really that direct contact with individuals who have monkeypox, and that’s how it’s spreading right now.” In humans, monkeypox can cause flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, exhaustion and swollen lymph nodes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is testing the samples to confirm a monkeypox diagnosis, Dunn said. “They are experiencing mild illness and are expected to recover fully.” Salt Lake County health officials also said there is no evidence to indicate that the two presumably infected people infected anyone outside of Salt Lake County. The Utah Department of Health referred requests for comment to the Salt Lake County Health Department. County and state health officials are contacting those apparent close contacts and expected to reach all of them by the end of day Monday. By Monday afternoon, health officials said none of the people contacted had any “high-risk” contact with the infected individuals, meaning they likely didn’t contract the virus and were not asked to quarantine.

“There is no risk to the general public due to these probable monkeypox cases,” the county health department's executive director, Dr. Angela Dunn, told ...

We are working closely with their team on the response,” state health department spokeswoman Jenny Johnson said. The cases “include people who self-identify as men who have sex with men. Sunday, the president told reporters that monkeypox is a “concern in that if it were to spread, it would be consequential.” Confirmation that the rare disease has come to the state is expected from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. The pair saw their health care provider on Friday, who “immediately told them to isolate and called public health,” Dunn said. Utah is the only state so far with more than one monkeypox case.

Let's take a deep breath. Yes, monkeypox cases have been reported in the U.S., with a presumptive positive case in Florida reported Sunday, May 22.

According to the CDC, chickenpox is "Chickenpox is very contagious. "Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It can cause an itchy, blister-like rash. A second case was suspected in New York City. The CDC is also tracking cases in Europe. According to the CDC, in 2003, 47 confirmed and probable cases of monkeypox were reported from six states — Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. "All people infected with monkeypox in this outbreak became ill after having contact with pet prairie dogs. Chickenpox can also be serious, even life-threatening, especially in babies, adolescents, adults, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems. The rare disease has been around since 1970 for humans, first found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that year, but most people haven't heard about monkeypox until recently. Rodents are the primary source. The virus can be transmitted by a bite, scratch or body fluids. Incubation period (time from infection to symptoms) is usually 7-14 days but can range from 5-21 days. What are the burning questions to know about the rare disease? Like COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are keeping the public informed and updating its monkeypox page with more information that becomes available. It begins with fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion.

A monkeypox outbreak is spreading across Europe, North America, and Australia. Here's what to know about the disease -- its symptoms, transmission, ...

“It is important to note that anyone with close contact could contract the virus.” Thankfully, the strain identified in the UK cases has been associated with a lower mortality rate, about one percent.” “Mortality has been estimated to be 1 to 10 percent, depending on the strain. The organization says it resembles smallpox—a related infection declared eradicated worldwide in 1980. She added that there have been cases without travel to areas where the disease is established in the current outbreak, and “it is thought that sexual transmission may play a role.” “In 1 to 3 days after fever onset, there is generally the development of a rash or “pox” that consists of painful blisters and lesions that often begin on the face and spread to other parts of the body, especially the face, palms, and soles of the feet,” she explained.

CDC is investigating another four suspected monkeypox cases in the U.S. One case was confirmed last week. The U.S. has sufficient vaccines in the stockpile.

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The United States has stockpiled millions of doses of two smallpox vaccines, also effective against monkeypox. But the outbreaks so far are clustered in ...

It does not spread easily among people and has a fatality rate of about 4 percent, compared with a mortality rate of about 11 percent with the Central African version and 30 percent for smallpox. There is no indication that the virus has changed significantly in virulence or mode of transmission. The last known cases of smallpox occurred in 1977, and it was declared eradicated in 1980. “These are basic strategies that we use in responding to outbreaks all around the world, and they work,” Dr. McQuiston, the C.D.C. official, said. Scientists in Portugal sequenced the monkeypox virus in skin lesion samples collected from a male patient on May 4, but that sequence is incomplete. They also develop a distinct rash, first on the face, then on the palms of the hand and soles of the feet, and then all over the body. It was discovered in 1958, after outbreaks occurred in monkeys kept for research, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2003, the United States recorded dozens of monkeypox cases that were traced to infected pets. That day, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control urged health officials in Europe to assess the availability of smallpox vaccines, antivirals and personal protective equipment. And the outbreaks are unlikely to warrant such a campaign. Monkeypox cases in the country have significantly increased in the decades since smallpox mass vaccination ended. “We do not usually see this level of apparently sustained spread in outbreaks occurring outside of endemic regions and not associated to travel or animal exposure,” Dr. Titanji said.

Initial testing confirming an orthopoxviral infection was completed on Monday, May 23, 2022, at the Washington State Public Health Laboratory. Confirmatory ...

This is especially important for those who have also traveled in the last 30 days to a region reporting monkeypox cases, or who is a man who has sex with other men.” “We at DOH continue to work with Public Health – Seattle & King County and CDC to support the investigation of this case. The risk is not limited to men who have sex with men. The case is in an adult male with international travel in the past month to a country that has also reported monkeypox cases recently. The individual is isolating and does not pose a risk to others at this time. We have not identified any high-risk exposures in King County, and we are following up with people who had potential low risk exposures.

Despite new cases of monkeypox in the U.S., the CDC said there's no need for a mass vaccination campaign for the public.

"Anyone -- anyone can develop and spread monkeypox infection," Dr. John Brooks, medical epidemiologist, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the CDC, said. There is no need to vaccinate the general public against monkeypox, officials said. "This is not COVID," Jennifer McQuiston, deputy director of the Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology at the CDC, said during a media briefing Monday.

The CDC expects that samples from four other people in the United States will test positive for monkeypox virus, which would bring the U.S. total to five ...

There are around 100 million available doses of a second smallpox vaccine, but it has some potential serious side effects and any decision to use it “would have to have some serious discussion behind it,” McQuiston said. “So, those are people who’ve had contact with a known monkeypox patient — health care workers, very close personal contacts, and those in particular who might be at high risk for severe disease.” (The U.S. halted routine smallpox vaccination in 1972.) He said the CDC would provide clinicians with information on what monkeypox looks like and how to manage it. The DRC has reported more than 1,200 cases, according to WHO. https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON385. Published May 21, 2022. https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/risk-assessment-monkeypox-multi-country-outbreak. Published May 23, 2022. Although states can test patients for orthopoxviruses, confirmatory testing for monkeypox must be done at the CDC, McQuiston explained. The CDC last week confirmed a case of monkeypox in a Massachusetts man who had traveled to the U.S. from Canada. In fact, all five confirmed and presumed U.S. cases have involved travel, McQuiston said — although there have been nontravel-related cases in the wider outbreak, which is unusual for monkeypox outside of endemic countries, officials have said. Monkeypox is rare outside of the handful of African countries where it is endemic, which include Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). There were two reported cases in the U.S. last year — both linked to travel from Nigeria, where an outbreak that has been ongoing for years has shown evidence of human-to-human transmission. The cases have mostly involved — but are not limited to — men who have sex with men (MSM). The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said Monday that a predominance of cases occurring among MSM “and the nature of the presenting lesions in some cases, suggest transmission occurred during sexual intercourse.” The CDC expects that samples from four other people in the United States will test positive for monkeypox virus, which would bring the U.S. total to five cases amid a widening outbreak of the disease in countries where it is not endemic.

The CDC says unlike COVID-19, monkeypox is a well-known entity, and both vaccines and antivirals are available to help stem the outbreak.

The federal government is taking the monkeypox outbreak seriously but does not expect it to have a major impact on Americans' day-to-today lives. The agency is developing treatment guidance for clinicians and public health authorities to determine who should receive TPOXX. Because it is a newer vaccine, the CDC does not have a lot of data, but animal trials show it is effective. JYNNEOS is a two-dose vaccine that the U.S. currently has about 1,000 doses of, but the company is ramping up production. Cases of monkeypox, smallpox's less infectious, less deadly cousin, have been popping up around the world over the last two weeks. As cases ramp up, the Biden administration is working on releasing vaccines and treatments from the Strategic National Stockpile so physicians can use them as needed.

The case involves an adult man who recently traveled to an undisclosed country where other monkeypox cases have been reported.

- President Biden, in his first public remarks about the monkeypox outbreak, said Sunday said the recentinternational outbreakis "something that everybody should be concerned about." What they’re saying: Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer for public health for Seattle and King County, said in a statement Monday that the public and health care providers “should be aware of the growing international monkeypox outbreak.” - The person believed to be infected with monkeypox is isolating and poses no risk at this time, Duchin said.

Public Health – Seattle & King County, with support from Washington State Department of Health, is investigating a presumptive case of monkeypox virus infection ...

This is especially important for those who have also traveled in the last 30 days to a region reporting monkeypox cases, or who is a man who has sex with other men." "We at DOH continue to work with Public Health – Seattle & King County and CDC to support the investigation of this case. The case is in an adult male with international travel in the past month to a country that has also reported monkeypox cases recently. The case is in an adult male with international travel in the past month to a country that has also reported monkeypox cases recently. The risk is not limited to men who have sex with men. The individual is isolating and does not pose a risk to others at this time.

The CDC says many patients have a distinctive monkeypox rash around their genitals, and UK officials report 36 new infections.

Fifty-six cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the country since May 7. The paper also said the people had recently traveled to a country experiencing monkeypox cases. Andy Seale, MPH, WHO strategies adviser for the Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis, and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes, said it was important to remember, however, that monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease.

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Dozens of people in the country became infected with monkeypox in that outbreak. “Currently, there is no global system in place to manage the spread of Monkeypox,” said Nigerian virologist Oyewale Tomori in an interview published in the Conversation last year. The factor presumed most important in the current spate of monkeypox cases, however, is that population-wide vaccination coverage against smallpox is declining around the world. Another factor pointing to reduced vaccinations is that the average age of those infected with monkeypox has increased with the amount of time since the smallpox vaccination campaign ended. The spread of monkeypox in West Africa could also indicate that the virus has appeared in a new animal reservoir. A study by Rimoin and her colleagues showed the rate of cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may have increased 20-fold between the 1980s and mid-2000s. Many of the infected people in the U.K. are men who have sex with men and contracted the disease in London, UKHSA reports. According to the World Health Organization, all of the infected people in the U.K. contracted the West African clade of the virus, a version that tends to be mild and usually resolves without treatment. Experts suggest that factors such as population growth and more settlements near forests, as well as increasing interaction with potentially infected animals, favor the transmission of animal viruses to humans. The agency is currently tracking the contacts of those infected. The cluster of cases in the U.K. is rare and unusual, says Susan Hopkins, UKHSA’s chief medical adviser. The increase comes after previous evidence had suggested there was unknown transmission of the monkeypox virus within the country’s population, according to the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Monkeypox is thought to originate in rodents in Central and West Africa, and it has repeatedly jumped to humans.

The infected person is not being identified, but officials say they recently traveled to Europe where there are other cases of the disease. There are now 260 ...

"If someone has a rash that is unusual they should contact their healthcare provider," Dr. Kasirye said. However, she mentioned they are still determining what makes up a close contact with this virus. It is transmitted through close contact with bodily fluids or respiratory droplets. "If someone has a rash that is unusual they should contact their healthcare provider," Dr. Kasirye said. However, she mentioned they are still determining what makes up a close contact with this virus. It is transmitted through close contact with bodily fluids or respiratory droplets.

Sacramento County public health officials are investigating a “likely” case of monkeypox virus related to travel in Europe, officials announced Tuesday ...

No cases of monkeypox have been reported in Southern California, but health officials in Los Angeles said Friday they are closely monitoring the situation after ...

The World Health Organization estimates there are thousands of monkeypox infections in about a dozen African countries every year. The infections in Portugal were picked up at a sexual health clinic, where the men sought help for lesions on their genitals. Most human cases have been in central and west Africa, where the disease is endemic. "CDPH is closely monitoring monkeypox transmission in the U.S. and California to ensure rapid identification of cases. Those cases were found in people who had not traveled to areas where the disease is commong. CDC is currently working with international partners to better understand the risk factors associated with current cases and clusters.'' The incubation period is from about five days to three weeks. The illness was first identified by scientists in 1958 when there were two outbreaks of a “pox-like” disease in research monkeys — thus the name monkeypox. Health officials in Sacramento said the symptoms include a rash with raised lesions and other signs. It's not clear how people in those clusters were exposed to monkeypox but cases include individuals who self-identify as men who have sex with men. If confirmed, it would be the first known and confirmed case of the virus in California. “This case appears to be related to recent travel to Europe,” Sacramento County Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye said in a news release.

The announcement comes as a rare outbreak of the disease continues to move around the globe. A White House official​​ told NPR on Monday that the risk to ...

Nearly 20 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, with more than 100 confirmed or suspected infections mostly ...

read more * The UNITED STATES has confirmed two cases, the first on May 18. It detected its first case on May 19. * ITALY has confirmed four cases by May 23. read more read more

A person with a suspected case of monkeypox is isolating at home in Sacramento County, health officials say.

“As such, CDPH is promoting awareness amongst healthcare providers and the public, including appropriate infection control for monkeypox cases in the healthcare setting.” However, a Health Department statement said the individual had “recently traveled to areas in Europe where cases of monkeypox have been confirmed.” The illness can last two to four weeks. Monkeypox causes symptoms similar to those of smallpox but are generally milder. Among humans, it generally requires prolonged close contact or contact with bodily fluids to transmit infection. A person with a suspected case of monkeypox is in isolation in Sacramento County, health officials said Tuesday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday it's likely the U.S. will see additional cases of monkeypox in the coming weeks,

Officials are in the process of negotiating with Brincidofovir’s manufacturer. Please see our republishing guidelines for use of photos and graphics. However, he cautioned that anyone who feels sick should isolate at home and seek out health care. That rash can look similar to chicken pox or herpes, he added. It’s not traditionally thought of as a sexually transmitted disease, but it can be spread through sexual contact. We do know a lot about monkeypox from many decades of studying it,” McQuiston said.

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that a recent outbreak of monkeypox cases in non-endemic countries is "containable" even as it continues to ...

It's not the same as saying we must not act swiftly. "That's not the same as saying public health people shouldn't be worried. The cases are reportedly located in 19 countries outside of Africa. At least 19 countries including the U.S., U.K. Canada, Australia, Italy, Spain and Portugal have so far reported cases. The WHO said it was currently unclear whether the spike in cases was the "tip of the iceberg" or whether a peak in transmission had already been reached. As of Tuesday, there were 131 confirmed cases and 106 suspected cases of the disease since the first was reported on May 7, according to the public health body.

(CNN) An extremely rare disease called monkeypox, a much less severe cousin of smallpox, is spreading around the world. More than 250 cases have been ...

"The pets were infected after being housed near imported small mammals from Ghana," the CDC said. In the US, a two-dose vaccine called Jynneos is currently licensed to prevent monkeypox and can also be used for smallpox. Since then, most cases have been concentrated in 11 African countries -- with several outbreaks in the US and Europe related to travel or importation from endemic countries. "Those are people who've had contact with a known monkeypox patients, health care workers, very close personal contact, and those in particular who might be at high risk for severe disease." "Monkeypox can be a serious infection, with mortality rates from this type of monkeypox virus having been around 1% in other outbreaks. "The risk for the general public, therefore, appears to be low, because we know that the main modes of transmission have been as described in the past." "Smallpox patients became contagious as soon as they developed sores spread the virus though droplets with coughing or sneezing. This puts healthcare workers and household members caring for or living with someone who is actively infected at greater risk, according to WHO. "At this time, we don't want people to worry," Murthy said. The first known case of monkeypox in people was "recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox," the CDC said. The painful, raised poxes are pearly and fluid-filled, often surrounded by red circles. A "notable fraction of cases" in the current outbreak have been seen among gay and bisexual men, "but by no means is the current risk of exposure to monkeypox exclusively to the gay and bisexual community in the US. Anyone, anyone, can develop [and] spread monkeypox," Brooks said.

More testing still needs to be conducted, the health department said, but based on symptoms, it seems like it is indeed a case, especially since the patient ...

"And so we're working with the state and CDC to make that determination," Kasirye said. "The two types that are available. Vaccines against smallpox, a related disease, are also effective in preventing monkeypox and some antiviral drugs are being developed. Most people recover from the disease within several weeks without requiring hospitalization. "This case appears to be related to recent travel to Europe," Sacramento County Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye said at a Zoom news conference. And the results came back Monday.