The Riverside County Board of Supervisors appointed Dr. Jennifer R. Chevinsky as the county’s new Public Health Officer. She succeeds Dr. Geoffrey Leung, who recently announced his decision to step away from the position. “We deeply appreciate Dr. Leung’s outstanding leadership and dedicated service and are privileged to welcome Dr. Jennifer Chevinsky as our new
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The United States’ first known case of a more severe strain of mpox was confirmed in California, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The risk of clade I mpox to the public remains low, the agency said. The person diagnosed with clade I mpox had
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LONDON (AP) — Swedish health officials say they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo. It comes a day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency. In a statement
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By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency. WHO convened its emergency committee amid concerns that a deadlier strain of the virus, clade Ib, had reached four previously unaffected countries in Africa. This strain had previously been contained to the Democratic Republic of
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Two more cases of Mpox have been reported in Riverside County today, prompting a warning from health officials following a rise in cases across the country. Those two new cases bring the county total to 14 this year, well over the 5 reported last year. County health officials want to remind you the best way
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San Diego County health officials have confirmed a rise in local Mpox cases as Riverside County has announced two more cases in recent weeks. SD County has recorded seven cases total in May and June, running up against Los Angeles County with 10 new cases. On average, SD County has reported two cases per month
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Riverside County has reported a new confirmed case of MPX. The case was first reported as a suspected case on Nov. 3. It was officially confirmed on Nov. 22. Details on the patient were limited. Arballo confirmed the case was a male from the south county. It’s the first new confirmed case of MPX since
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Valley doctors are warning of a comeback in mpox cases in Southern California. And in light of Greater Palm Springs Pride this week, they want to make sure people are vaccinated and take precautions. This month, two new cases were reported in Riverside County, the first since July. And there are 10 new cases in
Continue Reading Riverside County is reporting its second mpox case in the span of a week. County Public Health spokesperson Jose Arballo confirmed the case was a man in his 40s from southwest Riverside County. Arballo also noted that last week’s case, which News Channel 3 confirmed on Monday, was in the Coachella Valley. Before last week,
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Riverside County reported a new Mpox case, the first since July. There were no further details available on this case, such as the age range or city of residence of the patient. County health officials tell News Channel 3 that the case was confirmed on Oct. 27. There are now 319 total Mpox cases in
Continue Reading San Diego County public health officials today encouraged residents to get vaccinated for Mpox, as a rise in cases across the state was mirrored with 11 new cases in the county so far this month. As of Saturday, the total number of cases in San Diego County is 492 since cases first emerged in July
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A new mpox case was found in the Coachella Valley, officials confirmed to News Channel 3. County health spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr. told News Channel 3 that mpox was detected in a Coachella Valley man between the age of 25 and 34. This would be the second confirmed case of mpox detected in the Coachella
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Orange County Health Care Agency officials today announced three more cases of mpox have surfaced in Orange County over the past week, bringing the year’s total to five. “These numbers are low,” Andrew Noymer, a UC Irvine professor of population health and disease prevention, told City News Service. “Panic is not warranted and vaccination is
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Riverside County is reporting a new mpox case, the first since December and the patient is from the Coachella Valley. The case was announced by county health spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr. With this new case, the county now has a total of 317 mpox cases. County health officials say this is a good reminder that
Continue Reading The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recently issued a cautionary statement to residents and public health officials over the concerning increase of Mpox cases in the county. Six cases have been detected this week, up from the average of one case per week in the last month. Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox, spreads
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The presence of Mpox was no longer detected in Palm Springs’ wastewater, Riverside County Public Health announced on Monday “RivCo Public Health reports there was no detection of Mpox in the samples taken from the City’s wastewater treatment plant during the testing period of May 8 – 15, 2023,” reads a post by the city
Continue Reading Doctors are warning of a comeback in MPox cases across the nation and with the Palm Springs White Party less than a week away they want to make sure that people get vaccinated as soon as possible. Mpox often begins with flu-like symptoms and swelling of lymph nodes before progressing to a rash on the
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As of Wednesday morning, the total number of monkeypox cases in Riverside County has reached 300. That’s according to Riverside County Health officials. As of October 12, Palm Springs has 142 cases. Cathedral City has 37 cases. 16 cases are recorded in Desert Hot Springs. There are 6 cases in Indio and 6 in Rancho
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Riverside County reported 11 new confirmed or probable monkeypox cases today, raising the overall number to 267. Last Tuesday, the number of cases in the county was 244, up from 201 the previous week. A total of 125 probable or confirmed monkeypox cases have been reported in Palm Springs, making up almost half of
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Riverside County reported four new confirmed or probable monkeypox cases today, raising the overall number to 252. Last week, the number of cases in the county was 223, up from 197 the previous week. Fill Out Riverside County’s Monkeypox Vaccine Interest Form Here A total of 121 probable or confirmed monkeypox cases have been
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