Monkeypox (Mpox) Updates | Sedgwick County, Kansas

Last Updated 12/9/22
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Mpox (monkeypox) Case Information

There are 12 presumptive cases of mpox in Sedgwick County.
There are more than 29,600 confirmed mpox cases in the United States, including 42 cases in Kansas. For more case information, visit CDC's U.S. Mpox Map & Case Coun t.

The risk to the Sedgwick County general public remains low.
Mpox can spread to anyone through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact (including sex), through:
- Direct contact with mpox rash, scabs, or body fluids from a person with monkeypox.
- Touching objects, fabrics (clothing, bedding), and surfaces that have been used by someone with mpox.
- Contact with respiratory secretions (droplets) of a person with mpox.
A person with mpox can spread it to others from the time symptoms start until the rash has fully healed and a fresh layer of skin has formed, typically 2-4 weeks.

There is a vaccine for mpox, but it is in very short supply.
The vaccine is currently available only to people who have been exposed to someone with monkeypox and to certain people at high risk of exposure. (Read the CDC's vaccination criteria.)
Sedgwick County Health Department (SCHD) has a small number of doses of mpox vaccine. If you have been exposed to someone with monkeypox or meet other CDC vaccination criteria, email mpv@sedgwick.gov or call 316-660-7300 for vaccine information.

If you believe you have been exposed to a person with monkeypox and have a rash of unknown cause, email mpv@sedgwick.gov or call 316-660-7300 for testing information.

Most cases in the current mpox outbreak are mild and can be treated at home.
An antiviral treatment called TPOXX is authorized for use in severe cases and for certain high-risk individuals (see CDC TPOXX criteria).
TPOXX requires a medical prescription and is made available with no out-of-pocket cost through the government.

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