Los Angeles County health officials say they are closely monitoring developments in an international monkeypox outbreak, but no cases have been found locally.
Thus far, only one case has been confirmed domestically, in Massachusetts. But world health officials have grown increasingly concerned due to cases that have popped up in unusual locations, such as the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal.
Monkeypox is usually restricted to Central and West Africa. Cases in Europe and the United States are rare.
“However, cases have occurred in these countries that are associated with international travel or animals imported from areas where the disease is more common,” according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “The current clusters involve persons who have not traveled to areas where the disease is common or had exposure to animals. It’s not clear how people in those clusters were exposed to monkeypox but cases include individuals who self-identify as men who have sex with men. CDC is currently working with international partners to better understand the risk factors associated with current cases and clusters.”
Monkeypox generally begins with flu-like symptoms but can lead to facial and body rashes.
“In parts of Central and west Africa where monkeypox occurs, people can be exposed through bites or scratches from rodents and small mammals, preparing wild game, or having contact with an infected animal or possibly animal products,” according to DPH.
People who think they may have been exposed or develop symptoms, most notably rashes or lesions, should contact a health care provider.
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Don't Panic says
Latest news from KTLA:
“In an interview with The Associated Press, Dr. David Heymann, who formerly headed WHO’s emergencies department, said the leading theory to explain the spread of the disease was sexual transmission among gay and bisexual men at two raves held in Spain and Belgium.”
Jake says
William and Tim Scott quaking in their boots
America's Most Beyond The Pale says
I can’t imagine anything making Tim do that. William’s not around to defend himself (it’s your lucky day), so I’ll just have to say your gutless random attack for no reason exposes you as a cowardly troll, afraid to backup your ludicrous, juvenile comments.
FWB says
MonkeyPox the “k” is silent
America's Most Clinical Disease Expert says
Monkeypox? That’s like a disease from central casting. Why worry about that, when donkeypox is running rampant, infecting all of California, and making the Democrats crazy and stupid?
ACE says
IS THE SUDDEN WORLDWIDE SUDDEN SPREAD PHASE TWO OF THE RED CHINESE BIO-WEAPONS ATTACK PLAN..?
I RECALL EXPERTS SAYING THESE RONA VACCINES INTENSIFIED IMMUNE SYSTEMS TO DEFEND SPECIFICALLY AGAINST IT…
WITH THE DANGER OF DECREASED IMMUNITY TO ALREADY ESTABLISHED
IMMUNITIES, LIKE SMALL POX AND NEW MORE DEADLY RONA MUTATIONS ONES TO COME…
THE RUSSIANS REPORTEDLY CREATED THIS MONEY POX IN THEIR BIO-WEPON LABS….
NOW, SUDDENLY IT GOES OFF AND SPREADS LIE IT WAS WEAPONIZED AND
DESIGNED FOR SOME WIDE SPREAD WORLD WIDE EFFECT…
FWB says
Priming the populace for the fear to follow
I miss Trump
Robert says
Spread the fear. Meanwhile Robby Mook just admitted Hillary committed campaign election fraud.
Where’s the real journalism?
Tim Scott says
LOL…that is such a wild leap of an interpretation. Get educated Robert.
Mook “admitted” that Clinton approved the release of negative information about her opponent. That isn’t “fraud,” that is literally what every campaign does on a daily basis. Quit being a tool of the RWNJ brigade.
Stinger says
NPC’s don’t think. They just spout programmed nonsense.
Beecee says
Negative information?
How about false negative information that was made up whole cloth and funneled down to the media and FBI to basically destroy the presidents first term and ruin his reputation for life.
FIFY
PS: Nice try, I’d expect this of you, but it’s Stinker that really has me disappointed.
Tim Scott says
Quit being daft. The information in question wasn’t “made up.” It wasn’t even wrong. There WERE a lot of Russian made phones making and receiving calls in the vicinity of Trump Tower. That shows in the tower data.
Did that have anything to do with Russians contacting Trump? Who knows? From the standpoint of a political campaign, who cares? NO ONE. From the standpoint of supporting national defense, if you stumble onto an oddity in phone usage data that shows a weird concentration of calls to China centered somewhere in the vicinity of Plant 42 do you think that would be something you should keep to yourself?
And Dingbat Donny did a fine job of destroying his own first term, no one did it for him.
Beecee says
What a waste of key pounding…
Prove it!
You are dead wrong about everything you just posted above.
Deal with it,
You guys got caught subverting a duly elected president.
Sonya says
“Russian made phones making calls”….
WTF,
Lol