According to Stat, state and local health officials are working with federal authorities to monitor those who were in contact with the monkeypox patient, who flew into Atlanta international airport on July 8, and then on to Dallas Love airport the next day. One week later, he was diagnosed with the rare disease, which can be transmitted through bodily fluids and respiratory droplets, according to the CDC.
Monkeypox has an incubation period of three to 17 days.
The individuals who came in contact with the man include passengers who sat within six feet of the patient, or used the mid-cabin bathroom during the overseas flight. They will be monitored until July 30, according to the report. Also included are airline workers and family members.
“It is a lot of people,” said Andrea McCollum, epidemiologist for the National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases. “We’re in the timeframe where we certainly want to closely monitor people.”
“We define indirect contact as being within 6 feet of the patient in the absence of an N-95 or any filtering respirator for greater than or equal to three hours,” McCollujm continued.
“School officials across the state also commended the news.”
Did anyone bother asking the taxpayers what they thought of it?
LOL just another filthy STD
line up for your shots! you aint allowed to do chit! but we’ll let every disease riddled parasite into this country to infect you! Your government at work!
Well at least a cure for framunda cheese was solved decades ago. A shower and gold bond. HahahahHahahahahahaha
That ain’t all they are dragging into this country to infect us. They keep preaching to us the importance of being vaccinated but let the illegals keep pouring in with every disease known to man, and some not know to anyone or anything. I will not be jabbed with that poison until every illegal is tested and vaxxed,