Texas State reports individual tests positive for monkeypox

Texas State University reported that an individual in its community tested positive for monkeypox. 

Dr. Emilio Carranco, director of Texas State’s Student Health Center, said the person lives off campus and will remain in isolation until the “rash heals and is no longer contagious as recommended” by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. 

The Hays County Local Health Department will conduct a case investigation and assist in identifying and containing close contacts of the positive patient, Carranco said in a message to university students, faculty and staff.