Ohio: 2022 Monkeypox

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Source: https://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/...d-in-ohio.html

Probable case of monkeypox identified in Ohio
Published: Jun. 13, 2022, 4:26 p.m.
By Julie Washington, cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — An Ohio man has a probable case of monkeypox, Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said Monday during a press briefing.

Testing at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to confirm monkeypox is currently pending, Vanderhoff said. To protect the patient’s privacy, no further details — including if the man is hospitalized, where he lives or if he recently traveled to a country where monkeypox is flaring — will be disclosed, he said...

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Source: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/...io/7750079001/

Case of monkeypox detected in Columbus-area man
Max Filby
The Columbus Dispatch
June 27, 2022

A case of monkeypox has been found in a person living in the Columbus area.

Columbus Public Health is investigating a case of the disease in a 48-year-old man who is now in isolation, according to a news release. The infection marks the second case of monkeypox found in Ohio during the current outbreak.

Columbus Public Health serves both the City of Columbus and Worthington. The risk of monkeypox to the general public is low, as the disease remains uncommon, according to Columbus Public Health...

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Officials confirm monkeypox case in Cleveland, third overall found in Ohio
By Lydia Taylor Cleveland
PUBLISHED 12:10 PM ET Jun. 30, 2022

CLEVELAND — Ohio health officials identified the monkeypox virus in a Cleveland resident Thursday, the third overall case found in Ohio this month.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb's office said the Cleveland Department of Public Health is working with the Ohio Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate the case. Bibb said the resident had very limited contact with others in the past 21 days...