2 cases of monkeypox reported in Cincinnati, according to health department

CINCINNATI — There have been two reported cases of monkeypox by the Cincinnati Health Department, our news partners at WCPO in Cincinnati reported.

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Assistant Health Commissioner Maryse Amin said providers have reported two positive cases and the specimens were sent the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) for confirmation and the CDC’s map and case count reports 17 confirmed cases in Ohio, according to WCPO.

Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff first reported a probable case in the Buckeye State in June and said monkeypox does not spread easily between people.

“This is a disease that requires very close, generally very intimate contact between people,” Vanderhoff said.

There have been over 3,500 confirmed monkeypox cases in the United states as of Tuesday, Indiana has 33 cases and Kentucky has six, WCPO reports.

The World Health Organizations said the expanding outbreak now qualifies as a global emergency.

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The CDC says monkeypox symptoms include fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, and a rash that can look like pimples or blisters on the face, inside the mouth or on other parts of the body.

There are currently two vaccines available for preventing monkeypox and U.S. health officials have ordered more doses as supply struggles to keep up with demand in some places, according to WCPO.

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