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Back to School : Face Coverings are Required a Rutgers in all Indoor Teaching Spaces, Libraries, and Clinical Settings, Compliance is Mandatory

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August 16, 2022

Rutgers Community Members:

As we return for the fall semester and a full repopulation of our campuses, we continue to monitor the effects of the COVID-19 and the monkeypox viruses. Each is different and unique, but both have tremendous potential to affect the health and well-being of our community.

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Third Probable Case of Monkeypox Detected in New Jersey

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Camden NJ,  the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the state Department of Health have detected a third probable case of monkeypox in Camden County.

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WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency

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Ridgewood NJ, just in time for US Midterms ,the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency after the virus reached more than 70 countries around the world.

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Monkeypox Detected in Camden County

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Camden NJ, The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the state Department of Health have confirmed a case of monkeypox in Camden County. The Camden County Health Department has completed contact tracing, treatment and is currently investigating the case to ensure a vaccine is available for all close contacts.

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N.J. Department of Health Announces Probable Case of Monkeypox; Risk to New Jerseyans Remains Low

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Trenton NJ,  the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) today announced the first probable case of monkeypox in the state.  A PCR test conducted by the Department’s Public Health and Environmental Laboratories confirmed the presence of orthopoxvirus in a North Jersey individual on June 18. A confirmatory test for the monkeypox virus – one of the viruses associated with the orthopoxvirus genus – will be done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Department of Health believes that the risk to New Jerseyans remains low.

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Public Health Experts Worldwide are on Alert over Several Outbreaks of Confirmed and Suspected Monkeypox in the UK, Portugal, and Spain

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Ridgewood NJ, Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research, hence the name ‘monkeypox.’ The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox. Since then monkeypox has been reported in humans in other central and western African countries.

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