Tarrant County Public Health Reports Second Monkeypox Virus Infection

July 13, 2022 – (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) experiences the second case of Monkeypox throughout the county. Our Epidemiology Division has confirmed that the 2 instances within the county belong to grownup males. The second case is a results of publicity within the Dallas-Fort Worth space with no historical past of journey through the publicity time, indicating localized transmission within the DFW metroplex. Based on the investigation of the second case carried out by TCPH, there was no additional publicity. Additionally, TCPH has obtained notification of a 3rd potential case and is awaiting additional data to substantiate if it’s a Tarrant County resident. Currently, most people is taken into account to be at low danger. TCPH will proceed to work with native, federal and state companions to observe the state of affairs.

Monkeypox can unfold by contact with physique fluids, lesions, or shared objects which were contaminated with fluids by an individual with monkeypox equivalent to bedding. Monkeypox also can unfold by respiratory droplets to individuals in shut proximity after extended publicity (over three hours). Symptoms of monkeypox could embrace rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes, and physique aches. 

Monkeypox instances are accruing nationwide inside sexual networks. Monkeypox doesn’t solely have an effect on individuals of a particular sexual orientation, nonetheless current instances throughout the nation have been traced to males who’ve intercourse with males (MSM). Persons who’re at excessive danger for monkeypox publicity ought to pay attention to their danger and search acceptable medical consideration in the event that they develop any signs of monkeypox.