There are now nine cases of monkeypox reported in Idaho since the first case was confirmed in July.
Of the nine cases in Idaho, eight are in Central District Health jurisdiction and one is in the Eastern Public Health District, according to a dashboard from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Statewide there are currently 1,060 vaccines provided to state health districts.
DHW has a monkeypox webpage updated with current case counts and vaccine supply data that is updated each Tuesday and Friday by 3 p.m. More info: https://t.co/mDBeDpRKNP pic.twitter.com/ZifAaOQIYp
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As cases increase, health district officials are asking people to take extra precautions and be aware of what monkeypox symptoms are.
"One of the most common symptoms of this disease is a rash that leads to bumps on the skin,” Tanis Maxwell, SCPHD epidemiology manager said in a statement. “If you have an exposure to someone with monkeypox and develop symptoms call your provider for possible evaluation and testing.”
Symptoms can also include fever of at least 100.4°F (38°C), chills and swelling of the lymph node.
People who may be at higher risk of monkeypox include anyone who has had contact with someone with a rash that looks like monkeypox, had skin-to-skin contact with someone in an environment with monkeypox activity, traveled outside the U.S. to a country with confirmed cases of monkeypox, had contact with a dead or live animal that is found in Africa, or has used a product derived from such animals.
