Illinois day-care worker tests positive for monkeypox, officials say, but no cases reported in children
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An Illinois day-care worker has tested positive for monkeypox, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday, but no other cases have been reported there.
"An adult at a day-care center in the Rantoul area has tested positive for a case of monkeypox," department Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said at a news briefing. "Screening of children and other staff is taking place now."
Officials did not say how many children might have been exposed to the virus. The worker is in isolation and is "doing well." The day-care center has also been cleaned.
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