As students go back to school, health experts warn of Monkeypox transmission

Boise State Public Radio News | By Julie Luchetta

Published August 10, 2022 at 10:51 PM MDT

A colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory that was captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md.

Monkeypox is spreading across the US with confirmed cases doubling in the last few weeks to almost 9500. Numbers in Idaho remain low, with only 8 documented cases so far. That could change as students return to school, Julie Luchetta has more.

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Julie Luchetta

I joined Boise State Public Radio in 2022 as the Canyon County reporter through Report for America, to report on the growing Latino community in Idaho. I am very invested in listening to people’s different perspectives and I am very grateful to those who are willing to share their stories with me. It’s a privilege and I do not take it for granted.

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