Advisories

Although the overall incidence of mpox cases in Mecklenburg County has declined since 2022, there has been a recent increase in new cases. Mecklenburg County Public Health is issuing a health advisory to prompt providers to include mpox as part of their differential diagnosis for all patients who exhibit clinically consistent symptoms. 

Mecklenburg Co nty Public Health is encouraging providers to make sure their patients are up to date on their vaccines, especially the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine, amidst an ongoing measles outbreak in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Reporting cases of communicable diseases and related conditions has been and remains a vital step in controlling andpreventing the spread of communicable disease. 

California reported the first case of clade I mpox in the United States this weekend in an individual with a travel history to an African region currently reporting a clade I mpox outbreak.

Reporting cases of communicable diseases and related conditions has been and remains a vital step in controlling and preventing the spread of communicable disease.

Mecklenburg County Public Health identified the first case of measles in North Carolina since 2018. As of September 5th, 2024 there have been 247 cases of measles across 29 jurisdictions. 

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health (NCDHHS/DPH) has identified at least one congenital syphilis case or related stillbirth in Mecklenburg County during the first quarter of 2024.

Although the overall incidence of mpox cases in Mecklenburg County has declined since 2022, there has been a recent increase in new cases. Mecklenburg County Public Health is issuing a health advisory to prompt providers to include mpox as part of their differential diagnosis for all patients who exhibit clinically consistent symptoms.

Reporting cases of communicable diseases and related conditions has been and remains a vital step in controlling and preventing the spread of communicable disease.