SC health officials monitor people who were flight contacts with confirmed UK monkeypox case

Health officials in South Carolina said they are monitoring several people who were on a flight with someone who was confirmed to have monkeypox in the United Kingdom.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) said the contacts do not have symptoms. The monitoring will be done Wednesday.

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There have been no confirmed cases of monkeypox in South Carolina at this time.

Monkeypox is a potentially serious viral illness that typically begins with flu-like symptoms and swelling of the lymph nodes and progresses to a rash on the face and body, according to officials. Most infections last 2 to 4 weeks, and the virus does not spread easily between people.

State health officials said they are following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was released last week.

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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said no cases of monkeypox have been identified in the sate at this point. Health officials said they continue to monitor any cases that might occur in North Carolina.

For more information from the CDC on monkeypox, symptoms, treatment and prevention, click here.

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