Tara Aker - Randolph Record

30 Jun

With state’s first measles case in Triad, Randolph County officials provide info, keep tabs on situation

Bob SuttonNewsmeasles, Randolph County Public Health, Tara Aker

ASHEBORO — Officials with Randolph County Public Health have been involved in efforts to keep tabs on a measles case stemming from nearby counties. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first case of measles this year in North Carolina last week. A child visiting Forsyth and Guilford counties became ill while traveling to North Carolina from another country where measles outbreaks have been reported. “We’ve been watching this since there were cases out West,” said Tara Aker, director of Randolph County Public Health. “We knew it would eventually make its way here (to North Carolina).”…

Rabid foxes create concerns in Archdale

Bob SuttonNewsArchdale, Rabid foxes, Randolph County Public Health, Tara Aker

ARCHDALE – Randolph County officials put out a notice about three rabid foxes in Archdale late last week as a precaution, county health director Tara Aker said. “We don’t know if there’s any relationship with these three cases,” Aker said. “Do we have a group of foxes and they have the same den?” The foxes have been killed after biting people last month in Archdale, according to information from Randolph County Public Health. The people bitten have been treated. The cases stemmed from incidents on Fernwood Drive, Kreamer Drive and West White Drive. Aker said the bites happened within a…

First monkeypox case confirmed in Randolph County

Bob SuttonNewsMonkeypox, randolph county, Randolph County Public Health, Tara Aker

ASHEBORO – Randolph County has its first confirmed case of monkeypox. Tara Aker of Randolph County Public Health said after Monday’s announcement that “so far it’s an isolated case.” The unidentified individual is isolating at home, though no other information will be disclosed, with the health department citing patient privacy. “At this time, the risk of monkeypox transmission remains low,” Aker said, noting that the health department’s communicable disease team is monitoring the situation closely. Monkeypox is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and some other animals. It typically involves flu-like symptoms, swelling of the lymph nodes…