Tag: monkeypox
OC Health Care Agency Reports 1st Case of Monkeypox in a...
Santa Ana- On August 23, 2022, the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) recorded the first case of human monkeypox (hMPX) infection in a youth...
OC Health Care Agency Begins Administering Second Monkeypox Vaccine Doses
Santa Ana – To limit the spread of monkeypox disease in Orange County, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) will begin offering second dose vaccinations this...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories to Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Increasing Nationwide Testing...
Atlanta, GA--Starting today, Mayo Clinic Laboratories will begin testing for monkeypox using CDC’s orthopoxvirus test, which detects most non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox.
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Public Health Aligns Monkeypox Vaccination Efforts with Federal Strategy
Los Angeles -- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is aligning with the federal nationwide monkeypox vaccination strategy. Although doses...
CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for Monkeypox Response
Atlanta, GA--Today, CDC continues to lean forward with an aggressive public health response to the monkeypox outbreak by activating its Emergency Operations Center (EOC)....
Public Health Confirms Community Transmission of Monkeypox in LA County
Los Angeles--Public Health has confirmed local transmission of monkeypox in LA County, as some of the more recent of the 22 cases of monkeypox...
Massachusetts Public Health Officials Confirm Case of Monkeypox
Boston--The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today confirmed a single case of monkeypox virus infection in an adult male with recent travel to...
Imported Monkeypox Case Reported in Maryland, Second in the Nation This...
Atlanta, GA--Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are collaborating with the Maryland Department of Health and other health partners to...
CDC and Texas Confirm Monkeypox In U.S. Traveler
Atlanta, GA--The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed on July 15 a case of...