Monkeypox

The Indiana Department of Health announced Wednesday the first person in Indiana has died from monkeypox.

Monkeypox was a contributing factor in the recent death of an Indiana resident, state health officials said Wednesday.

A local organization will host an open monkeypox vaccination clinic Thursday.

The dashboard's demographic data illustrated racial disparities similar to the trend nationwide.

Indiana University Health says it has opened a bio-secure lab that will be the primary testing site for suspected monkeypox samples in Indiana.

A new IU Health lab dedicated to testing monkeypox samples opened this week. The lab in Indianapolis will be the primary testing site for suspected monkeypox samples in Indiana.

Due to limited supplies, the monkeypox vaccine is currently reserved for those at highest risk of contracting the virus.

The Indiana Department of Health is hosting monkeypox vaccination clinics for anyone who is at risk of exposure, including people who have been exposed to monkeypox and people who may be more likely to get it.

Only a handful of monkeypox cases in the U.S. are among children, out of thousands reported so far. Yet infectious disease experts are keeping a close eye on pediatric cases.

Even before the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency, Indiana officials were determining how to best respond to a potential monkeypox outbreak.The virus has been identified in 78 countries and 46 states, including Indiana.