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Ohio: Cuyahoga County Board of Health reports mpox outbreak: Here's what you need to know

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Mary Wilson

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Published: 9:22 AM EDT April 25, 2024
Updated: 9:22 AM EDT April 25, 2024​
Author: Ryan Haidet

CLEVELAND — “Cuyahoga County is presently experiencing an mpox outbreak,” according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.

That information released Thursday morning comes with the health agency saying Cuyahoga County has documented nine cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) from February through April 23. The Cuyahoga County Board of Health says this includes six cases in their health jurisdiction and three reported by the Cleveland Department of Public Health.
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Cases range in age from 17-44 years old, according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. ...

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/h...ealth/95-713db474-7b02-4d12-9279-949bd6be6748
 
Source: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story...-report-mpox-monkey-pox-outbreak/73456418007/

Summit, Cuyahoga health officials report outbreak of mpox, formerly called monkey pox
Five people in Summit County have been diagnosed with mpox over the past two weeks.
Amanda Garrett Akron Beacon Journal

Health officials in Summit and Cuyahoga counties said they have seen a small outbreak of mpox, previously known as monkey pox.

Mpox is part of the same family of viruses that cause smallpox, the federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says on its website. Symptoms include a rash that turns into scabs before healing.

In Summit County, there have been five reported cases during the past two weeks. Cuyahoga County has reported nine cases since February.

One of the cases reported in Cuyahoga County involved a person who attended Cleveland Leather Weekend in early April. Health officials there said they were on "high alert" for any other cases connected to that event.​..
 
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