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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
The Kansas City Health Department and Missouri Department of
Health and Senior Services announced the state's first probable
monkeypox case in a Kansas City, Missouri, resident who recently
traveled out of state.

“This week, one of our excellent nurses suspected one of our
patients may have monkeypox virus,” Dr. Marvia Jones, director
of the Kansas City Health Department, said in a release.

She added, “We are considering this a probable case of monkeypox
virus until we receive final confirmation from the CDC labs. We
appreciate the work our disease investigation and nursing staff
have done to educate themselves on this rare virus and be on
alert for it.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will test to
confirm the case. The Health Department is determining whether
the patient had contact with others while infected. Officials
will notify anyone deemed at risk for exposure.

The patient did not need to be hospitalized.

Health officials say monkeypox starts with flu-like symptoms and
swollen lymph nodes, and progresses to a rash on the face and
body. Most infections last two to four weeks.

The CDC says there are currently 113 confirmed cases in the U.S.
and that the risk to the general population remains low. It is
spread through close physical contact.

Here is the full release:

(KANSAS CITY, MO) – The Kansas City Health Department (KCHD) and
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
announced today a single probable monkeypox case in a Kansas
City, Missouri, resident with recent out-of-state travel history.

“This week, one of our excellent nurses suspected one of our
patients may have monkeypox virus,” said Dr. Marvia Jones,
Director of the Kansas City Health Department. “We are
considering this a probable case of monkeypox virus until we
receive final confirmation from the CDC labs. We appreciate the
work our disease investigation and nursing staff have done to
educate themselves on this rare virus and be on alert for it.”

Initial testing was completed June 18, 2022, at the Missouri
State Public Health Laboratory, and confirmatory testing for
monkeypox is pending at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). Based on initial epidemiologic characteristics
and the positive orthopoxvirus result at the state laboratory,
health officials consider this a probable monkeypox infection.

KCHD disease investigators are working to determine if the
patient may have been in contact with any individuals while
infectious. Health officials will make notification with any
individuals if they are deemed at risk for exposure. This
contact tracing approach is appropriate given the nature and
transmission of the virus. The person did not require
hospitalization. To protect patient confidentiality, no further
details relating to the patient will be disclosed. State health
officials including epidemiologists, disease control staff, and
the laboratory are coordinating closely between KCHD and CDC.

There is no indication there is a great risk of extensive local
spread of the virus, as monkeypox does not spread as easily as
the COVID-19 virus. Person-to-person transmission is possible
through close physical contact with body fluids, monkeypox
sores, items that have been contaminated with fluids or sores
(clothing, bedding, etc.), or through respiratory droplets
following prolonged face-to-face contact.

Monkeypox is a rare, but potentially serious viral illness,
which belongs to the Orthopoxvirus family, and typically begins
with flu-like symptoms and swelling of the lymph nodes, and
progresses to a rash on the face and body. Most infections last
2 to 4 weeks. Monkeypox is typically endemic to parts of central
and west Africa, and people can be exposed through bites or
scratches from rodents and small mammals, preparing wild game,
or having contact with an infected animal or possibly animal
products.

Beginning in 2022, multiple cases of monkeypox have been
reported in several countries that do not normally report
monkeypox, including the United States. On May 18, 2022, a U.S.
resident tested positive for monkeypox after returning to the
U.S. from Canada. As of June 18, 2022, the CDC reports 113
confirmed cases of orthopox/monkeypox across multiple states.
Anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, can spread monkeypox,
but early data from this outbreak suggest that gay, bisexual,
and other men who have sex with men make up a high number of
initial cases.

According to federal health officials, clinicians should
consider a diagnosis of monkeypox in people who present with a
consistent rash, especially if they 1) had contact with someone
who had a rash that looks like monkeypox or someone who was
diagnosed with confirmed or probable monkeypox, 2) had skin-to-
skin-contact with someone in a social network experiencing
monkeypox activity; this includes men who have sex with men who
meet partners through an online website, digital application
(app), or social event (e.g., a bar or party), 3) traveled
outside the US to a country with confirmed cases of monkeypox or
where monkeypox activity has been ongoing, or 4) had contact
with a dead or live wild animal or exotic pet that exists only
in Africa or used a product derived from such animals (e.g.,
game meat, creams, lotions, powders, etc.).

People who have a new or unexplained rash, sores, or symptoms,
or have a confirmed exposure should see a healthcare provider
and avoid sex or being intimate with anyone until they have been
seen. If a person or their partner has monkeypox, they should
follow the treatment and prevention recommendations outlined by
their healthcare provider and avoid sex or being intimate with
anyone until all sores have healed or have a fresh layer of skin
formed.

Suspected cases may present with early flu-like symptoms and
progress to lesions that may begin on one site on the body and
spread to other parts. Illness could be clinically confused with
a sexually transmitted infection like syphilis or herpes, or
with varicella zoster virus.

For more about this virus, visit the following pages:

Black and gay, you will pay.

https://www.kmbc.com/article/health-officials-confirm-first- probable-case-of-monkeypox-virus-in-missouri/40335896

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