On June 7 2003, Public health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the states of Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana reported the first outbreak of human infections with a monkeypox-like virus in the Western Hemisphere. All cases had been in contact with ill prairie dogs.

At this time, no cases of monkeypox in humans or animals have been reported locally. Please click on the link below for information on monkeypox including infection control and exposure management guidance in the health care and community setting for patients with possible monkeypox infection and information on monkeypox in animals for veterinarians and pet owners, and more.

• Monkeypox facts by the CDC