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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) — State health officials announced
Saturday the first probable case of monkeypox in Indiana in 2022
has been identified. No further information about the patient
will be released due to privacy concerns.

Initial testing was completed at the Indiana Department of
Health Laboratories Saturday. Confirmatory testing is pending at
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Based on the
initial positive test and preliminary case investigation, state
health officials consider this a probable monkeypox infection.

The patient remains isolated, and health officials are working
to identify anyone the patient may have had close contact with
while infectious.

“The risk of monkeypox among the general public continues to be
extremely low,” said State Health Commissioner Kris Box, M.D.,
FACOG. “Monkeypox is rare and does not easily spread through
brief casual contact. Please continue to take the same steps you
do to protect against any infection, including washing your
hands frequently and thoroughly, and check with a healthcare
provider if you have any new signs or symptoms.”

Person-to-person transmission is possible either through skin-to-
skin contact with body fluids, monkeypox sores or contaminated
items, such as bedding or clothing, or through exposure to
respiratory droplets during prolonged face-to-face contact.

Monkeypox typically begins with fever, headache, chills, muscle
aches and exhaustion about 5 to 21 days after exposure. Within 1
to 3 days (sometimes longer) after the appearance of fever, the
patient develops a rash, often beginning on the face and then
spreading to other parts of the body. Some people may only
develop the rash. The illness typically lasts for 2 to 4 weeks.
People are considered infectious until all scabs from the rash
have fallen off.

The CDC reports that 113 monkeypox cases have been confirmed in
21 U.S. states and territories in 2022. Visit the CDC’s website
for more information on the monkeypox outbreak.

You can also visit the Indiana Department of Health at
www.Statehealth.in.gov for important health and safety
information.

https://www.wane.com/news/indiana/health-officials-identify-1st- probable-case-of-monkeypox-in-indiana/

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