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Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Officials Confirm First Probable Case of Monkeypox Virus in Champaign County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 5, 2022
Contact
Julie Pryde, Administrator
(217) 531-5369 /
Robert Davies, Interim Director of Planning and Research
(217) 531-2932 /
Tanya Giannotti, Public Relations
(217) 531-2925 /
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Officials Confirm First Probable Case of Monkeypox Virus in Champaign County
Patient is doing well and the probable case poses little risk to general public
CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (C-UPHD) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), announced today a single presumptive monkeypox case in an adult male Champaign County resident with recent travel history to Chicago.
Initial testing was completed Friday, July 8, 2022, at an IDPH laboratory, and confirmatory testing for monkeypox is pending at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Based on initial epidemiologic characteristics and the positive orthopoxvirus result at IDPH, health officials consider this a probable monkeypox infection.
C-UPHD and IDPH are working closely with the CDC to identify individuals with whom the patient may have been in contact while they were infectious. This contact tracing approach is appropriate given the nature and transmission of the virus. The person did not require hospitalization and is isolating at home in good condition. To protect patient confidentiality, no further details relating to the patient will be disclosed.
The case remains isolated and at this time there is no indication there is a great risk of extensive local spread of the virus, as monkeypox does not spread as easily as the COVID-19 virus. Personto-person transmission is possible through close physical contact with body fluids, monkeypox sores, items that have been contaminated with fluids or sores (clothing, bedding, etc.), or through respiratory droplets following prolonged face-to-face contact. Symptoms include a rash that can look like pimples or blisters that appears on the face, inside the mouth, and on other parts of the body, like the hands, feet, chest, genitals, or anus.
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CUPHD Website Updates Changing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 5, 2022
Contact
Julie Pryde, Administrator
(217) 531-5369 /
Amy Roberts, Public Relations
(217) 531-4264 /
CUPHD Website Updates Changing
COVID Information to be Updated Twice Weekly
CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) is announcing that updates to the COVID case and testing data dashboard on the CUPHD website will now occur twice a week. Updates are based upon data received by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and will occur Monday through Friday; updates will not be provided on the weekends or holidays. Changes to the frequency of updates is set to begin this week.
For current COVID information, visit: https://www.c-uphd.org/covid-case-and-testing-data.html.
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COVID-19 Vaccinations Now Available to Those Ages 6 Months to 4 Years Old
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 21, 2022
Contact
Julie Pryde, Administrator
(217) 531-5369 /
Amy Roberts, Public Relations
(217) 531-4264 /
COVID-19 Vaccinations Now Available to Those Ages 6 Months to 4 Years Old
Child COVID Vaccination Clinics Available Starting This Week
CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) will be hosting child COVID vaccination clinics beginning this week for those ages 6 months to 4 years old. Clinics will be held Thursday and Friday with both Pfizer and Moderna vaccine available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now recommending everyone 6 months of age and older be vaccinated for COVID-19. According to the CDC, children will receive a smaller dose of the COVID-19 vaccine than teens and adults that is the right amount for their age group.
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District – 201 W. Kenyon Road, Champaign
- June 23 – 24, 2022 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Appointments will be required due to limited availability of both Pfizer and Moderna vaccine
- To sign up, visit: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054ca8a82ca5f94-child
Additional first dose appointments will be available for those ages 6 months to 4 years old at the iHotel and Conference Center June 27 – 28, 2022. Additional details will be available later this week on our website: https://www.c-uphd.org/covid-vaccinations.html.
Additional information on COVID-19 vaccinations can be found at:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccines-children-teens.html.
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