Flathead County has Montana’s first suspected monkeypox case
2 years, 4 months ago

Flathead County has Montana’s first suspected monkeypox case

Associated Press  

— A day after the federal government declared a public health emergency to respond to monkeypox, the Montana health department on Friday reported the state’s first suspected case of the virus. The Montana health department and the Flathead City-County Health Department confirmed a presumptive case of monkeypox in an adult living in the county. The federal government declared a public health emergency on Thursday to improve its response to the outbreak, which at that point had infected more than 7,100 Americans in 48 states. Under the emergency declaration, the Department of Health and Human Services can draw from emergency funds, hire or reassign staff to deal with the outbreak and take other steps to control the virus.

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Six people who tested positive for monkeypox have died, health departments confirm
2 years, 2 months ago

Six people who tested positive for monkeypox have died, health departments confirm

CNN  

CNN — Six people who tested positive for monkeypox – two in New York City, two in Chicago, one in Nevada and one in Maryland – have died, local health departments have confirmed. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said it was “deeply saddened by the two reported deaths, and our hearts go out to the …

CDC warns of severe illnesses from monkeypox as Ohio reports death of a monkeypox patient
2 years, 2 months ago

CDC warns of severe illnesses from monkeypox as Ohio reports death of a monkeypox patient

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new warning to health care providers Thursday about severe illnesses in people with monkeypox. The Ohio Department of Health on Friday said an adult male with monkeypox had died, and the individual had “other health conditions.” The CDC told CNN it is aware of the death. CDC warns …

China’s monkeypox advisory warns its citizens not to touch foreigners
2 years, 3 months ago

China’s monkeypox advisory warns its citizens not to touch foreigners

Hindustan Times  

BEIJING The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has warned citizens not to touch foreigners after the first monkeypox case was detected on Friday in the southwestern city of Chongqing in China. Wu wrote that China’s Covid-19 restrictions on international travel and tight border checks had prevented the spread of monkeypox until the first case “slipped through the net”. …

First US death due to monkeypox confirmed in Los Angeles County
2 years, 3 months ago

First US death due to monkeypox confirmed in Los Angeles County

CNN  

CNN — A Los Angeles County resident’s death has been attributed to monkeypox, the county Department of Public Health said Monday, the first known death from the virus in the US. Dr. William Schaffner, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told CNN in an email that the person’s “impaired immune system could not …

Texas records first US death from monkeypox
2 years, 3 months ago

Texas records first US death from monkeypox

Daily Mail  

How do you catch monkeypox? Until this worldwide outbreak, monkeypox was usually spread by infected rodents — including rats, mice and even squirrels — in west and central Africa. But when a case is suspected doctors send samples to their local health authorities to be tested for orthopox viruses — the family of viruses that includes monkeypox and smallpox. The …

Child infected with monkeypox in Orange County, health officials report
2 years, 4 months ago

Child infected with monkeypox in Orange County, health officials report

LA Times  

Orange County health officials this week confirmed the county’s first case of monkeypox in a child, a rare circumstance even as the virus continues to spread statewide. The first pediatric monkeypox case in Los Angeles County also was linked to household members, Long Beach health officials said when that case was reported earlier this month. Chinsio-Kwong, with the Orange County …

New monkeypox cases begin to slow in L.A. County, echoing trends elsewhere
2 years, 4 months ago

New monkeypox cases begin to slow in L.A. County, echoing trends elsewhere

LA Times  

New monkeypox cases are starting to flatten in Los Angeles County, echoing a trend seen elsewhere as more vaccination doses are distributed and some people are reducing riskier sexual activity. As of Thursday, L.A. County reported 1,349 cumulative monkeypox cases, up 30% from the prior Thursday’s tally of 1,036 cases. In late July and early August, L.A. County was seeing …

More in L.A. County eligible for monkeypox vaccines; California outlines isolation protocols
2 years, 4 months ago

More in L.A. County eligible for monkeypox vaccines; California outlines isolation protocols

LA Times  

Eligibility for monkeypox vaccines in Los Angeles County expanded again this week, increasing access to the two-dose series to more people meeting high-risk criteria, even as vaccine quantities remain limited. Under the new parameters, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department will continue to primarily target vaccine distribution to gay or bisexual men and transgender people who meet certain health …

For the first time, monkeypox has been reported in a minor in New York state
2 years, 4 months ago

For the first time, monkeypox has been reported in a minor in New York state

CNN  

CNN — A minor in New York state has reportedly contracted monkeypox – a first among children in the state and at least the third reported case of the disease among children in the US. The child lives in New York but not in New York City, according to state health department data released last week. New York Department of …

Penn State University student tests positive for monkeypox
2 years, 4 months ago

Penn State University student tests positive for monkeypox

Daily Mail  

How do you catch monkeypox? Until this worldwide outbreak, monkeypox was usually spread by infected rodents — including rats, mice and even squirrels — in west and central Africa. But when a case is suspected doctors send samples to their local health authorities to be tested for orthopox viruses — the family of viruses that includes monkeypox and smallpox. The …

Monkeypox cases more than double in L.A. County. One region is hit particularly hard
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox cases more than double in L.A. County. One region is hit particularly hard

LA Times  

The number of cumulative monkeypox cases has more than doubled in Los Angeles County in the last two weeks as officials race to better track the virus and more widely vaccinate more vulnerable communities. About 15% of L.A. County’s monkeypox cases are in an area that includes the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys, county health data show. Because the …

Oregon identifies first pediatric monkeypox case
2 years, 4 months ago

Oregon identifies first pediatric monkeypox case

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon health officials said Wednesday that the state has identified its first pediatric case of the monkeypox virus. The case is linked to an adult monkeypox infection that was diagnosed in July, the Oregon Health Authority said in a statement. Oregon has identified 116 presumed and confirmed cases of the monkeypox virus, including 112 men and four …

Monkeypox update: Doctors warn infected people to stay away from household pets
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox update: Doctors warn infected people to stay away from household pets

Live Mint  

Amid the spread of monkeypox cases in the United States, the health officials on 16 August warned infected people to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. The disease, which Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months has had the advice in place as monkeypox spreads in the US, has …

Florida child under four years old becomes seventh confirmed pediatric monkeypox infection
2 years, 4 months ago

Florida child under four years old becomes seventh confirmed pediatric monkeypox infection

Daily Mail  

Florida officials have reported the state's first case of monkeypox in a child under four years old - the seventh in the nation overall - as fears the virus will spread into more vulnerable groups continue to grow. Martin County, around 100 miles north of Miami along the Sunshine state's east coast, reported the case in an unnamed child on …

State officials report frustrations with federal government over monkeypox vaccine rollout
2 years, 4 months ago

State officials report frustrations with federal government over monkeypox vaccine rollout

Daily Mail  

Poor logistics, planning and clunky systems have plagued America's monkeypox vaccine rollout, state level officials say - exacerbating the dire situation already created by the nation's shortage of the shots. According to most recent figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, federal officials have made 1.1 million jabs available to states and have delivered 600,000 to local heath …

As L.A. schools return, should monkeypox be a concern for students, staff?
2 years, 4 months ago

As L.A. schools return, should monkeypox be a concern for students, staff?

LA Times  

Parents say goodbye and watch as their students enter Vena Avenue Elementary & Gifted/High Ability Magnet in Arleta on the first day of classes. “I want to emphasize that the risk of monkeypox in the general population remains low,” said Dr. Rita Singhal, chief medical officer for the Los Angeles Department of Public Health. She said district schools are following …

Inslee issues directive outlining monkeypox virus response
2 years, 4 months ago

Inslee issues directive outlining monkeypox virus response

Associated Press  

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has issued a directive to the Washington State Department of Health outlining additional steps to address the rise in monkeypox cases. In his Friday directive to state health officials, Inslee called the disease an “evolving serious public health concern,” KING-TV reported. King County recently reported 225 cases, an increase of nearly 100 cases …

Colleges focus on educating students as they prepare for the possibility of monkeypox on campus
2 years, 4 months ago

Colleges focus on educating students as they prepare for the possibility of monkeypox on campus

CNN  

CNN — With nearly 9,000 confirmed monkeypox cases nationwide, there is growing concern that US college and university campuses could become monkeypox “hotspots” this fall. “We need to make sure we’re prepared to allocate resources like tests, vaccines, and antivirals to places that may become hotspots.” Sydney Greenstein, an 18-year-old incoming freshman at New York University, said that while he’s …

Former FDA chief says its still possible to get monkeypox outbreak 'back in the box'
2 years, 4 months ago

Former FDA chief says its still possible to get monkeypox outbreak 'back in the box'

Daily Mail  

Despite the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declaring monkeypox a public health emergency last week, one key expert is still hopeful that the virus can be contained before it develops into a full fledged outbreak. Dr Scott Gottlieb, former head of the Food and Drug Administration and current board member at pharma-giant Pfizer, told CBS' Face the Nation …

Former FDA Commissioner: U.S. Can Still 'Catch Up' On Monkeypox
2 years, 4 months ago

Former FDA Commissioner: U.S. Can Still 'Catch Up' On Monkeypox

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said the U.S. can still “catch up” on its effort to contain the growing outbreak of monkeypox, but warned officials needed to dramatically ramp up testing if the country hopes to keep the virus from becoming an endemic threat. “If we’re going to contain this.we need …

Children at Illinois day care may have been exposed to monkeypox, officials confirm worker tested positive
2 years, 4 months ago

Children at Illinois day care may have been exposed to monkeypox, officials confirm worker tested positive

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Illinois daycare worker …

US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
2 years, 4 months ago

US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypoxoutbreak that has infected more than 7,100 Americans. “It is a textbook case of a public health emergency,” Gostin said. Last week, the World Health Organization called monkeypox a public health emergency, with cases in more than 70 countries. The declaration of a …

Illinois day-care worker tests positive for monkeypox, officials say, but no cases reported in children
2 years, 4 months ago

Illinois day-care worker tests positive for monkeypox, officials say, but no cases reported in children

CNN  

CNN — An Illinois day-care worker has tested positive for monkeypox, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday, but no other cases have been reported there. “An adult at a day-care center in the Rantoul area has tested positive for a case of monkeypox,” department Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said at a news briefing. Vohra said the US Food …

Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency

LA Times  

The Biden administration on Thursday declared the outbreak of monkeypox a national public health emergency in an effort to raise awareness and accelerate efforts to combat it. “We’re prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility to help us tackle this virus,” …

How monkeypox has spread to almost every American state
2 years, 4 months ago

How monkeypox has spread to almost every American state

Daily Mail  

Monkeypox has now been detected in almost every U.S. state as cases reached the 6,326 mark across 48 states, the District and Columbia and Puerto Rico — with only Montana and Wyoming not having logged an infection, official figures revealed today. There is mounting concern that monkeypox — which spreads via physical touch — could already be transmitting into more …

Kerala logs fifth monkeypox case
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala logs fifth monkeypox case

Hindustan Times  

A 30 year-old man, who came to Kerala from UAE last month, has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the fifth case of the virus from the southern state. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Health minister Veena George on Tuesday said the man had arrived at the Calicut Airport on July 27 and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Malappuram …

Kerala logs fifth monkeypox case
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala logs fifth monkeypox case

Hindustan Times  

A 30 year-old man, who came to Kerala from UAE last month, has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the fifth case of the virus from the southern state. Health minister Veena George on Tuesday said the man had arrived at the Calicut Airport on July 27 and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Malappuram district. The first case …

Man, 30, who returned to Kerala from UAE, tests positive for monkeypox, state's tally rises to 5
2 years, 4 months ago

Man, 30, who returned to Kerala from UAE, tests positive for monkeypox, state's tally rises to 5

Hindustan Times  

A total of five cases of monkeypox have been detected in Kerala till now, as one more person was found infected with the disease, state health minister Veena Gorge said on Tuesday. The information comes a day after the southern state reported what could possibly be India's first fatality due to monkeypox; the samples of a 22-year-old man, a UAE …

Long Beach child infected with monkeypox as L.A. County declares local emergency
2 years, 4 months ago

Long Beach child infected with monkeypox as L.A. County declares local emergency

LA Times  

People line up to get monkeypox vaccines on July 21 at Eugene Obregon Park in Boyle Heights. A child in Long Beach has contracted monkeypox, health officials said hours after Los Angeles County leaders proclaimed a local emergency amid the spreading illness. “While news of a pediatric case may cause alarm, please remember that monkeypox is still rare, is much …

California and Illinois declare states of emergency over monkeypox outbreak
2 years, 4 months ago

California and Illinois declare states of emergency over monkeypox outbreak

CNN  

CNN — The governors of California and Illinois declared states of emergency to bolster their monkeypox vaccination efforts as the virus spreads nationwide. California’s moveallows emergency medical services personnel throughout the state to administer FDA-approved monkeypox vaccines, expanding the pool of people able to inoculate residents against the virus even as a vaccine shortage persists. In mid-July, California’s health department …

Monkeypox: New York declares public health emergency
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: New York declares public health emergency

Live Mint  

A situation of public health emergency has been declared by the officials of New York city due to the rising number of monkeypox cases and called the city "the epicentre" of the outbreak. The announcement was made by Mayor Eric Adams and health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan on Saturday, saying that a total of 150,000 city residents could be at the …

New York declares public health emergency as 'monkeypox' infections spread
2 years, 4 months ago

New York declares public health emergency as 'monkeypox' infections spread

India TV News  

Highlights Officials in the New York City declared a public health emergency on Saturday It is due to the spread of the monkeypox virus, calling the city “the epicenter” of the outbreak As many as 1,50,000 city residents could be at risk of infection, said health officials Monkeypox news updates : Officials in the New York City declared a public …

New York City declares monkeypox a public health emergency
2 years, 4 months ago

New York City declares monkeypox a public health emergency

LA Times  

Officials in New York declared a public health emergency Saturday over the spread of the monkeypox virus, calling the city “the epicenter” of the outbreak. The declaration will allow officials to issue emergency orders under the city health code and amend provisions to implement measures to help slow the spread. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency declaration and the …

Monkeypox case reported in southwestern Idaho
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox case reported in southwestern Idaho

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Public health officials say a southwestern Idaho resident has contracted monkeypox, marking the state’s fourth reported case. The illness can be spread through close contact, including skin-to-skin contact or by touching objects or fabrics like towels that have been used by someone with monkeypox. Health officials recommend that anyone experiencing an unexplained skin rash, with or without …

Will California or Los Angeles declare monkeypox a public health emergency?
2 years, 4 months ago

Will California or Los Angeles declare monkeypox a public health emergency?

LA Times  

As monkeypox cases continue to rise across California, health officials said they are deploying additional resources to combat the outbreak, but they are not yet ready to declare a public health emergency. In Los Angeles County, where cases have surpassed 300, the Department of Public Health said Friday that it “continues to evaluate the increasing monkeypox outbreak … and whether …

Monkeypox: With no federal emergency declaration, San Francisco and New York sound alarm on outbreak
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: With no federal emergency declaration, San Francisco and New York sound alarm on outbreak

CNN  

CNN — While federal officials weigh a nationwide public health emergency declaration around the monkeypox outbreak, San Francisco and New York state began sounding the alarm Thursday. San Francisco became the first major US city to declare a local health emergency on monkeypox in an effort to strengthen the city’s preparedness and response amid high demand for the vaccine. The …

New York asks WHO to re-name monkeypox to avoid stigmatizing patients
2 years, 4 months ago

New York asks WHO to re-name monkeypox to avoid stigmatizing patients

Firstpost  

The city has seen more cases of the disease than any other place in the United States, with 1,092 infections detected so far New York: New York City asked the World Health Organization on Tuesday to rename the monkeypox virus to avoid stigmatizing patients who might then hold off on seeking care. New York has seen more cases of the …

U.S. monkeypox cases are increasing. How does it spread and how is it treated?
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S. monkeypox cases are increasing. How does it spread and how is it treated?

NPR  

U.S. monkeypox cases are increasing. NPR's A Martinez talks to Dr. Ali Khan, a former CDC official, about the spread of the disease in the U.S. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: In cities around the country, people are lining up to get vaccinated against monkeypox. ALI KHAN: This new variant of the virus that's spreading in the U.S. is spread by intimate …

Monkeypox ‘can be contained, absolutely’ in US, White House doctor says
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox ‘can be contained, absolutely’ in US, White House doctor says

The Independent  

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Monkeypox is spreading faster than the data about it, hindering mitigation efforts
2 years, 5 months ago

Monkeypox is spreading faster than the data about it, hindering mitigation efforts

CNN  

CNN — Two months after the United States’ first monkeypox case was confirmed, the total has risen to about 2,900. As the US battles another public health challenge amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Walensky said she is “struck” by “how little authority we at CDC have to receive the data.” “We very much want to get as much information and …

Epidemiologists warn the U.S. reaches a critical moment to contain monkeypox
2 years, 5 months ago

Epidemiologists warn the U.S. reaches a critical moment to contain monkeypox

NPR  

Epidemiologists warn the U.S. reaches a critical moment to contain monkeypox Enlarge this image toggle caption Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images On the heels of a public health emergency declaration from the World Health Organization, epidemiologists and public health experts warn the U.S. is running out of time to contain a monkeypox outbreak that has infected nearly …

Two children test positive for monkeypox in the US, CDC confirms
2 years, 5 months ago

Two children test positive for monkeypox in the US, CDC confirms

Daily Mail  

Two children have tested positive for monkeypox in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed Friday. Dr Rochelle Walensky said the children both had contact with gay or bisexual men — the community where most cases are being detected in the current outbreak. Two children have tested positive for monkeypox in the United States since the …

First child monkeypox cases in U.S. are reported, including a toddler in California
2 years, 5 months ago

First child monkeypox cases in U.S. are reported, including a toddler in California

LA Times  

Public health officials announced Friday the first cases of monkeypox in children in the United States, including one toddler living in California and an infant living in another state. The child in California was in close contact with an adult who was infected with the virus in the same household, a spokesperson with the California Department of Public Health said …

Explained | How is Kerala fighting against monkeypox?
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | How is Kerala fighting against monkeypox?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On July 14, Kerala detected the first case of monkeypox in the country in a 35-year-old, who had flown into Thiruvananthapuram from the UAE. The State Health authorities are, therefore, relieved that the health system managed to pick up the first two cases of monkeypox, an affirmation of the robustness and efficiency of the State’s disease …

North Dakota identifies initial case of monkeypox
2 years, 5 months ago

North Dakota identifies initial case of monkeypox

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota health officials said Wednesday that a man from the eastern part of the state has contracted the state’s first assumed case of monkeypox, a disease that has emerged in more than 50 countries and 44 U.S. states. The person, who is now isolating, likely caught the virus while traveling outside the state, according to a …

'Complete hell': Texas man says monkeypox is '100 times worse' than Covid
2 years, 5 months ago

'Complete hell': Texas man says monkeypox is '100 times worse' than Covid

Daily Mail  

A man in Texas has warned monkeypox was 'complete hell' and '100 times worse than Covid' after catching it — as cases in the United States topped 2,000. Shannahan was administered a monkeypox vaccine after he was diagnosed, but still became bedridden for two days and felt so ill he feared for his life. Luke Shannahan, who lives in Dallas, …

CDC chief insists monkeypox is not out of control in the United States
2 years, 5 months ago

CDC chief insists monkeypox is not out of control in the United States

Daily Mail  

The director of the CDC insisted warnings that the monkeypox is out of control were 'misinformed and off base' on Monday despite cases in the U.S. quadrupling over two weeks. But Dr Scott Gottlieb, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, made the warning this weekend as case numbers continued to accelerate Insisting monkeypox could still be contained, Walensky said …

US officials: States getting more monkeypox vaccine soon
2 years, 5 months ago

US officials: States getting more monkeypox vaccine soon

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More than 100,000 monkeypox vaccine doses are being sent to states in the next few days, and several million more are on order in the months ahead, U.S. health officials said Friday. Officials predicted cases will keep rising for at least a few more weeks as the government tries to keep up with a surprising international outbreak …

Health Ministry releases guidelines for management of Monkeypox
2 years, 5 months ago

Health Ministry releases guidelines for management of Monkeypox

Live Mint  

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday issued guidelines for the management of Monkeypox disease. The guidelines came a day after India reported first laboratory confirmed case of Monkeypox in Kerala from Kollam district after which union health ministry has rushed a multi-disciplinary team of experts to collaborate with the state health authoritites in instituting public health measures, the …

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