Idaho: 2023 Mpox

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Source: https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/...pox-returns-to-idaho-with-two-reported-cases/

MPOX IN IDAHO
Mpox, previously called Monkeypox, returns to Idaho with two reported cases
Published at 6:50 pm, November 2, 2023
EastIdahoNews.com Staff

The following is a news release from Idaho Division of Public Health.

Idaho Division of Public Health and Central District Health are announcing the first two reported people diagnosed with mpox in Idaho since last year. Investigation is ongoing, but both persons reported traveling outside the state, which may be related to these diagnoses. Both people diagnosed with mpox are Ada County residents. There is currently no evidence of ongoing transmission of mpox in Idaho...


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Source: https://idahocapitalsun.com/briefs/mpox-has-spread-locally-in-southwestern-idaho-officials-say/

Mpox has spread locally in southwestern Idaho, officials say
By: Kyle Pfannenstiel - November 22, 2023 4:38 pm

​Mpox, a rare disease formerly known as monkeypox, has spread within Idaho, health officials announced this week.

Seven mpox infections in southwestern Idaho residents have been reported this month — the only cases reported in Idaho all year.

Six cases were reported in residents of Ada County, according to a news release on Tuesday from Central District Health. Two of those Ada County cases were first reported earlier this month. Three of the four people whose infections were reported this week did not travel recently, the release said.

A man in Canyon County also has mpox, according to a news release from Southwest District Health. Public health experts haven’t figured out how the Canyon County man contracted mpox.​..