Monkeypox: CDC raises travel alert to Level 2

Health, Infection, Monkeypox, Transmission, USA

Travelers should AVOID close contact with sick people, including those with skin lesions or genital lesions.

Travelers should AVOID:

  • Close contact with sick people, including those with skin lesions or genital lesions.
  • Contact with dead or live wild animals such as small mammals including rodents (rats, squirrels) and non-human primates (monkeys, apes).
  • Eating or preparing meat from wild game (bushmeat) or using products derived from wild animals from Africa (creams, lotions, powders).
  • Contact with contaminated materials used by sick people (such as clothing, bedding, or materials used in healthcare settings) or that came into contact with infected animals.

CDC: Monkeypox in Multiple Countries

 

 

UK: Monkeypox classified as an airborne high consequence infectious disease

 

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** This post was originally published on May 29, 2022 **