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DC: 2022 Monkeypox

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Source: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/monkeypox-case-reported-at-georgetown-university

Presumptive Monkeypox case reported at Georgetown University
By FOX 5 DC Digital Team
Published June 22, 2022 5:34PM
Updated 5:38PM

WASHINGTON - A member of the Georgetown University community has presumptively contracted Monkeypox, the school announced Wednesday.

Vice President and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Ranit Mishori sent a letter to students, staff, and faculty to inform them that the university was aware of the case and is taking necessary precautions...
 
Messages to Faculty, Messages to Staff, Messages to Students, Messages to the Community

Public Health Alert: Presumptive Monkeypox Case


Date Published: June 22, 2022

Dear Members of the Georgetown University Community:

I’m writing to inform you about a presumptive case of monkeypox in a Georgetown community member living off campus near the Main Campus. The individual is currently in isolation and doing well, and we are providing support and resources. Anyone who was in recent contact with the individual and identified through contact tracing has been notified and will be monitored by the DC Department of Health (DC Health) or the University’s Public Health team. We are working closely with DC Health and the University’s infectious disease experts.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. It does not spread easily between people without close contact (e.g., direct physical contact with the infectious rash, including during intimate contact such as kissing, cuddling, or sex).

The risk of contracting this infection is very low for those who have been in casual, rather than close, contact with an infected individual (e.g., being in the same room). No severe disease or deaths have been linked to this outbreak in the United States at this time.

Symptoms of monkeypox can include fever, headache, muscle aches and backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion, and a rash that can look like pimples or blisters that appears on the face, inside the mouth, and on other parts of the body, like the hands, feet, chest, genitals, or anus.

If you develop symptoms consistent with monkeypox, please contact the Student Health Center, if a student, or your primary care provider, if a faculty or staff member, and email Georgetown’s Public Health team at carenavigators@georgetown.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

We will continue to monitor public health conditions on our campuses and provide updates as needed.

Sincerely,

Ranit Mishori, M.D., MHS, FAAFP
Professor of Family Medicine, Vice President and Chief Public Health Officer

https://www.georgetown.edu/news/publ...onkeypox-case/
 
Monkeypox vaccination appointments available for eligible DC residents

Published June 27, 2022 1:00PM

By FOX 5 DC Digital Team

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Monkeypox vaccination appointments are now available to eligible D.C. residents, according to DC Health.

A total of 300 appointments will be available for Tuesday and Thursday. Monkeypox vaccinations are free, based on availability, and will occur on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

To be considered eligible for the monkeypox vaccination, persons must be a District resident, 18 years of age or older and:

- Gay, bisexual, and other men 18 and older who have sex with men and have had multiple (more than one) sexual partners or any anonymous sexual partners in the last 14 days; or

- Transgender women or nonbinary persons assigned male at birth who have sex with men; or

- Sex workers (of any sexual orientation/gender); or

- Staff (of any sexual orientation/gender) at establishments where sexual activity occurs (e.g., bathhouses, saunas, sex clubs)

Monkeypox vaccinations will be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 1 to 8 p.m. at 7530 Georgia Ave NW.

If the District receives additional doses of vaccine from the federal government, the vaccination appointment site will reopen on Wednesday for Sunday appointments.

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/monkeypox-vaccination-appointments-available-for-eligible-dc-residents
 
Source: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/monkeypox-cases-spike-in-dc/3093505/

Monkeypox Cases Spike in DC
Cases in Washington, DC, increased from 7 last week to 58 on Tuesday, DC Health officials say
By Mark Segraves, News4 Reporter • Published July 5, 2022 • Updated on July 5, 2022 at 8:35 pm

Monkeypox cases in D.C. have grown eightfold in the past week, and cases are getting more severe, according to health officials.

As of Tuesday, there are 58 known cases of the viral disease in the District. City health officials reported seven people had the virus last Tuesday.

D.C. is among the regions of the country with the most monkeypox cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Some of the latest patients to contract the virus have had to seek care at hospitals, officials said...
 
Monkeypox

You can now pre-register for your monkeypox vaccine appointment.

Eligibility Criteria

You are eligible if you are:

A District of Columbia resident 18 years of age or older

AND
  • Gay, bisexual, and other men 18 and older who have sex with men and have had multiple or anonymous sexual partners in the last 14 days); OR
  • Transgender women and nonbinary persons assigned male at birth who have sex with men; OR
  • Sex workers (of any sex); OR
  • Staff (of any sex) at establishments where sexual activity occurs (e.g., bathhouses, saunas, sex clubs).
Proof of residency required prior to vaccination. Includes:
  • identification card with DC address
  • utility bill or other mail with your name and a DC address
  • a current DC lease or mortgage with your name on it
https://dchealth.dc.gov/page/monkeypox
 
Source: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/monkeypox-cases-increase-to-more-than-90-in-dc/3102277/

Monkeypox Cases Increase to More Than 90 in DC
Cases of monkeypox are continuing to rise in DC, Maryland and Virginia as the demand for vaccines exceeds supply
Published 1 hour ago • Updated 57 mins ago

Monkeypox cases continue to rise in the D.C. region, and there are now 91 cases in Washington, D.C., alone, data from the Centers for Disease Control reports.

Maryland has 30 cases of monkeypox and Virginia 28, the CDC said, though the Virginia Department of Health reports 44 people have monkeypox in the state.

The majority of cases are among gay men, according to health officials.

Epidemiologists say it takes about three weeks for signs of infection to show. Symptoms include rash, skin lesions, fever, aches and swelling of the lymph nodes.

"I would expect that we will likely see additional cases in the days and coming weeks ahead," said Dr. Laurie Forlano, the deputy director of epidemiology for the Virginia Department of Health...
 
Source: https://wtop.com/dc/2022/07/at-least-105-monkeypox-cases-have-been-detected-in-dc/

At least 105 monkeypox cases have been detected in DC
Shayna Estulin |
July 15, 2022, 2:24 PM

An outbreak of monkeypox in D.C. has the health department contact tracing to help control the number of people who are exposed.

According to Patrick Ashley, Senior Deputy Director at DC Health’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Administration, there have been 105 confirmed cases of the disease in the District as of Thursday, July 14.

Through contract tracing, DC Health was able to identify 535 people who were close contacts to people who tested positive...
 
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