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Riverside County Reports 30 More Monkeypox Cases, Total Now 158
(CNS) – Riverside County reported 30 more confirmed or probable monkeypox cases Wednesday, with Palm Springs now making up exactly half of the overall number of 158.
Jose Arballo, a spokesman for the Riverside University Health System, provided the updated numbers, which can be found at http://www.rivcoph.org/mpx/Data — a monkeypox dashboard that shares a breakdown of cases in the county with city- by-city data and more.
RivCo Public Health is reporting 30 new probable/confirmed MPX (monkeypox) cases. That brings the county total to 158. Get details on the latest numbers by going to the data portal https://t.co/ypeMjmleKe
— Jose Arballo (@rivcohealthpio) August 24, 2022
Last Wednesday, Arballo reported that the county’s cases stood at 107, up from 71 the previous week. The county’s first probable or confirmed case in a female was reported last week.
The county declared a public health emergency in early August to focus attention on the virus. State and federal officials also proclaimed emergencies.
According to health officials, the monkeypox vaccine can prevent infection if given before or shortly after exposure to the virus. The county is working with community partners to expand eligibility for the two-shot vaccines to include at-risk individuals, and to set up treatment sites with Tecovirimat – – an antiviral medication used to treat orthopoxvirus infections such as monkeypox.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health advise that the vaccine be prioritized for high- risk and exposed patients. Gay and bisexual men are at increased risk of contracting the virus, according to the CDC.
The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a “public health emergency of international concern.”
As of Tuesday, a total of 2,663 monkeypox cases were confirmed in California — the second-highest of any state, behind New York’s 3,019 — while nationwide, the aggregate count was at 15,909, according to the latest CDC data.
Monkeypox is generally spread through intimate skin-to-skin contact, resulting from infectious rashes and scabs, though respiratory secretions and bodily fluids exchanged during extended physical episodes such as sexual intercourse can also lead to transmission, according to the CDC.
Symptoms include pimples, blisters, rashes, fever and fatigue. There is no specific treatment. People who have been infected with smallpox, or have been vaccinated for it, may have immunity to monkeypox.
People with symptoms are urged to visit a medical provider, cover the rash area with clothing, wear a mask and avoid close or skin-to-skin contact with others.
The CDC particularly recommends those steps for people who recently traveled to an area where monkeypox cases have been reported or who have had contact with a confirmed or suspected monkeypox case.
A full list of countries that have confirmed monkeypox cases is available at wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/alert/monkeypox. A state-by-state tally of cases is available at http://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us- map.html.
Copyright 2022, City News Service, Inc.
By: Ceci Partridge
August 24, 2022
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