Re: Minnesota reports first monkeypox case

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Minnesota has reported a presumptive case of monkeypox, an
infectious disease that has raised concerns because it emerged
globally this spring and has been found in 26 U.S. states.

The infection announced Monday involves a Twin Cities man who is
receiving outpatient treatment for an infection that likely
occurred during travel to Europe. The state's public health
laboratory identified the infection on Saturday night with a
positive test result, which is being confirmed by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.

The man did not appear to have close contacts in Minnesota that
present high risks of spreading the virus to others, said Dr.
Ruth Lynfield, state epidemiologist and medical director of the
Minnesota Department of Health.

The risk to the broader public is low because the monkeypox
virus doesn't spread as easily as other infectious agents that
cause measles, influenza or COVID-19. Transmission often
involves prolonged face-to-face exposure or contact with
infectious sores or bodily fluids, or with contaminated clothing
or other items.

"It's important that everyone be aware of this disease, so that
those at risk can seek medical care and get tested promptly if
they believe they have symptoms," said Minnesota Health
Commissioner Jan Malcolm.

The CDC has identified more than 200 monkeypox cases in 26
states. Common symptoms include fever, fatigue, headaches,
muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes and a rash that can look like
pimples or blisters. Some people in the outbreak have only
reported rashes, which typically are found on the hands, feet,
face or genitals.

Antiviral treatments and vaccines are available but are used on
a case-by-case basis. The CDC recommends monkeypox vaccine in
advance of exposure only to health care workers and researchers
who work with the virus.

People with monkeypox are considered infectious until their
rashes have healed. Typical illnesses last two to four weeks.
Rare cases can cause pneumonia or be fatal.

The World Health Organization raised concerns this year because
monkeypox is spreading from person to person and occurring
outside Africa and in countries that typically don't have cases.

Clusters of the infection are common in tightly knit social
groups, and have been identified globally in groups of men who
have sex with other men. Close physical or sexual contact with
an infected individual is a transmission risk, however monkeypox
is not considered a sexually transmitted infection and there are
other risks for exposure.

Health authorities in New York and England responded to case
clusters by offering vaccine to gay and bisexual men who may
have been exposed to the virus through recent sexual activity
with multiple or anonymous partners.

"This being the first Minnesota case ... it seems perhaps a bit
early" to consider that strategy locally, Malcolm said.

Another potential public health response is ring vaccination,
providing shots to all of the close contacts of an infected
person and then to the close contacts of those contacts, said
Rick Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's vaccine research
group. "If we get everyone around that person protected, then
they are less likely to spread it to other individuals," he said.

Kennedy said this isn't likely to be Minnesota's last case, but
that the risk remains low for now and largely related to travel
outside the state rather than viral spread within the state.

Minnesota first issued a health alert in mid-May so that
providers at emergency departments, dermatology clinics, sexual
health clinics and other medical facilities would be on the
lookout for symptoms.

Monkeypox is considered zoonotic — meaning it can spread across
species from animals to people. It was first discovered in
monkeys in the 1950s, and the name is somewhat of a misnomer as
rodents were thought to be the primary means of spread before
this year's person-to-person outbreak.

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-reports-first-monkeypox-
case/600185624/

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> Minnesota has reported a presumptive case of monkeypox, an infectious
> disease that has raised concerns because it emerged globally this spring
> and has been found in 26 U.S. states.

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