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An Iowa man has contracted the state’s first probable case of monkeypox, according to health officials.
The man was likely infected during recent international travel and is self-isolating, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
Officials are tracing contacts to track possible exposure to others.
The virus originates in wild animals, but is sometimes transmitted to humans, and most cases are confined to central and western Africa.
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In this graphic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, symptoms of one of the first known cases of the monkeypox virus are shown on a patient’s arm. (Courtesy of CDC/Getty Images)
Recent cases of monkeypox have spread far beyond Africa and have been reported in the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, the United States, and more.
Symptoms of monkeypox include fever, severe headache, back pain, muscle aches, lack of energy and skin rashes, according to the World Health Organization.
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A health worker prepares a syringe at a monkeypox vaccination clinic run by the CIUSSS Public Health Authority in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 6, 2022. (REUTERS/Christinne Muschi)
On June 28, US health officials expanded guidelines for people who should get vaccinated against monkeypox to include men who have recently had sex with other men at parties.
In the United States, about 460 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 32 states.
The World Health Organization said on June 27 that the current monkeypox outbreak was “moderate” and also said the number of cases was “likely to be an underestimate.”
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“The overall risk is assessed as moderate at [the] at the global level, given that this is the first time that cases and clusters have been reported simultaneously in five WHO regions,” the WHO said. “At the regional level, the risk is considered high in the European region due to its report of geographically widespread an outbreak involving several newly affected countries as well as a somewhat atypical clinical presentation of the cases. In other WHO regions, the risk is considered moderate in view of epidemiological patterns, possible risk of importation of cases and capacity to detect cases and respond to the outbreak.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Adam.Sabes@fox.com and on Twitter @asabes10.
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