Health Alert – U. S. Embassy (Pretoria, South Africa) - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in South Africa

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July 27, 2022

Health Alert – U. S. Embassy (Pretoria, South Africa) (27 July 2022)

Location: Countrywide

Event: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Monkeypox in Multiple Countries.

Actions to Take:

Travelers should AVOID:

o Close contact with sick people, including those with skin lesions or genital lesions.

o Contact with dead or live wild animals such as small mammals including rodents (rats, squirrels) and non-human primates (monkeys, apes).

o Eating or preparing meat from wild game (bushmeat) or using products derived from wild animals from Africa (creams, lotions, powders).

o Contact with contaminated materials used by sick people (such as clothing, bedding, or materials used in healthcare settings) or that came into contact with infected animals.

Risk to the general public is low, but you should seek medical care immediatelyif you develop new, unexplained skin rash (lesions on any part of the body), with or without fever and chills, and avoid contact with others. If possible, call ahead before going to a healthcare facility. If you are not able to call ahead, tell a staff member as soon as you arrive that you are concerned about monkeypox.

If you are sick and could have monkeypox, delay travel by public transportation until you have been cleared by a healthcare professional or public health officials.

Assistance: 

United States Embassy to the Republic of South Africa

(Note: The Embassy does not provide consular services.)

877 Pretorius Street, Arcadia, Pretoria

Tel: 012-431-4000 (outside South Africa: +27-12-431-4000)

https://za.usembassy.gov/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/USEmbassySA/

United States Consulate General, Johannesburg

(Covering Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, and Free State provinces)

1 Sandton Drive (corner of Rivonia and Sandton Drive)

Sandhurst, Johannesburg

ACSJohannesburg@state.gov