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Monkeypox in Illinois: Chicago man who recently traveled to Europe is state's 1st probable case
By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team
Thursday, June 2, 2022 2:10PM
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago and Illinois public health officials have confirmed the first probable case of monkeypox in the state in an adult male Chicago resident who recently traveled to Europe.
An initial test at an IDPH laboratory yielded a positive orthopoxvirus result, and confirmatory testing is pending at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Public health officials are conducting contact tracing to identify individuals who may have had contact with the patient while was contagious.
"The case remains isolated and at this time 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," public health officials wrote in a statement Thursday...
Monkeypox in Illinois: Chicago man who recently traveled to Europe is state's 1st probable case
By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team
Thursday, June 2, 2022 2:10PM
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago and Illinois public health officials have confirmed the first probable case of monkeypox in the state in an adult male Chicago resident who recently traveled to Europe.
An initial test at an IDPH laboratory yielded a positive orthopoxvirus result, and confirmatory testing is pending at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Public health officials are conducting contact tracing to identify individuals who may have had contact with the patient while was contagious.
"The case remains isolated and at this time 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," public health officials wrote in a statement Thursday...
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