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 » Monkeypox |
Monkeypox |
Zoonosis Control Group |
 | Monkeypox ICD-9 051; ICD-10 B04 |
Human monkeypox infection in the United States happened as a result of contact with animals that were sick with the virus, primarily prairie dogs that were shipped from Texas to Illinois. Information from an ongoing multi-state investigation suggests that the prairie dogs acquired the virus in Illinois after coming in contact with Gambian giant rats from Africa. The prairie dogs transmitted the virus to humans when they handled or provided medical care for the infected animals. Human cases of monkeypox virus have been confirmed in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. Monkeypox has not been diagnosed in either people or animals in Texas.
NOTICE** On June 11 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration issued a joint order immediately banning the importation of rodents from Africa into the United States. Please note that the order also announces that prairie dogs and certain types of rodents cannot be
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transported between states,
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sold either between states or within a state,
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For further information on infection control, exposure management, guidance for veterinarians and pet owners, or to see the entire text of the embargo for prairie dogs and rodents, click on the link.
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Last Updated: Saturday, October 01, 2005
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