CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has identified a Merrimack County resident with Clade I Mpox, otherwise known as Monkeypox.
This is the state’s first case of monkeypox and the country’s third overall case.
Clade I Mpox is one of two different genetic types of the Mpox virus.
According to DHHS, “People with mpox develop an infectious rash that changes over time as a person’s illness progresses. The rash can look like pimples or blisters that are painful or itchy. Over time, the rash can spread, and then slowly the skin lesions develop a scab or crust before going away over several weeks.”
Additional symptoms of Monkeypox may include:
- fever
- chills
- headache
- exhaustion
- muscle aches
- sore throat
- swollen lymph nodes.
“The mpox virus is spread primarily through direct physical contact with someone who has mpox and has developed an infectious skin rash,” said State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan. “Public Health is working to identify and notify people who had close contact with the individual, so we can connect them with preventive vaccination and help them to monitor for symptoms of mpox.”
Recently, the Clade I Mpox has been causing outbreaks across Central and Eastern Africa. The Merrimack County resident identified with monkeypox recently traveled to Eastern Africa.
The individual is currently at home, quarantining and recovering, while the DHHS is currently conducting a disease investigation to identify anyone who has been in contact with the individual.
Officials say that there is no current risk to the public.
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