Potential exposure to person with confirmed human monkeypox infection — United States, 2021

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network
  
  July 17, 2021, 5:00 PM ET
  
  CDCHAN-00446
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with the Texas Department of State Health Services and Dallas County Health and Human Services, is investigating a single case of monkeypox virus infection in a U.S. citizen who resides in the United States and recently returned from travel to Nigeria. The patient traveled to Dallas from Lagos, Nigeria, via Atlanta on two separate flights during July 8-9, 2021. The patient presented to an emergency department in Dallas, Texas on July 13 for complaints of a rash that began on July 7, one day prior to travel. Testing at Dallas County and CDC confirmed the presence of monkeypox virus. CDC is working with the airlines to share information with state and local health officials to contact airline passengers and others who may have been in contact with the patient during two flights: Lagos, Nigeria, to Atlanta on July 8, with arrival on July 9; and Atlanta to Dallas on July 9. CDC is issuing this health advisory to ask clinicians to consider a diagnosis of monkeypox in people who present with a febrile prodrome followed by rash and who may have had direct or indirect contact with the patient.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Mpox (monkeypox)
• Source:
  HAN ; 446
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Advisory
• Place as Subject:
  Texas
• Issue:
  446
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
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