WHO says monkeypox ‘containable’ as more govts start limited vaccinations
The trigger of the cases of Monkeypox outside Africa can be contained, said the World Health Organization on Tuesday, as more and more governments have declared that they would launch limited vaccinations to combat growing infections of virus.The measures occurred while the authorities investigated 2,37 suspicious and confirmed virus cases in 19 countries since early May.This number should increase, who has declared officials, but most of the infections so far has not been serious.
The Ministry of Health seeks to supervise the directives on MonkeypoxScientists do not expect the epidemic to evolve in a pandemic like COVID-19, since the virus does not spread as easily as SARS-COV-2.Monkeypox is a generally light endemic viral infection in certain parts of West and Central Africa.It is mainly spread through close contact and until the recent epidemic, has rarely been observed in other parts of the world, which is why the recent emergence of cases has triggered alarms. The majority have been reported in Europe. On Tuesday, England reported 14 new cases, bringing its total to 70 since May 7 and the United Arab Emirates and the Czech Republic recorded their first infections.
“We are all encouraging you to increase monkeypox surveillance to see where the levels of transmission are and understand where it is going,” said Sylvie Briand, director of world infectious risks.While she said that the epidemic was “not normal”, she pointed out that she was “contentable”.There are also vaccines and treatments available for Monkeypox, she added, calling for appropriate containment measures, more research and global collaboration.
“Let’s not make a mountain from a mole,” she told the World Health Assembly in Geneva.The WHO is working on new advice for countries on vaccination strategies and agrees with other meetings to support Member States with more advice on how to tackle the situation. Targeted vaccinationsSome countries are already taking precautionary measures to provide protection to people who could have been exposed to the virus.
On Tuesday, the French health authority recommended that adults at risk who have been in contact with a person with confirmed monkeypox and health personnel exposed to an infected patient will be vaccinated.Denmark has been similar, providing vaccines to close contacts of people infected with the virus, Danish Health Authority told public broadcaster Dr. The country has recorded two cases.
The deployed vaccine is produced by Bavarian Nordic. These are brand jynneos in the United States where it is approved for use against smallpox and monkeypox. It is also approved for the smallpox in Europe, where it is called Imvansne, but has been provided for out -of -AMM use in response to the cases of Monkeypox.Germany has ordered 40,000 doses to be ready to deploy on the contacts of infected people if an epidemic in the country becomes more serious.
But for the moment, the officials have declared that they bet on other precautionary measures.The Minister of Health, Karl Lauterbach, said that the epidemic could be contained with early intervention and did not report the start of a new pandemic, and a senior WHO has given similar advice on Monday .US health officials were preparing on Monday to publish doses of jynneos. British authorities were the first to take such measures, offering vaccines to certain health workers and others who may have been exposed to Monkeypox last week. No mutation
The movements intervene as scientists seek to better understand the means of transmission and which could be the most at risk. Briand reiterated who has an opinion that it was unlikely that the virus has transferred, but declared that transmission could be motivated by a change in human behavior, especially since people return to socialization because COVID restrictions -19 are lifted worldwide.
Health experts watch about mutations that could make a virus more easily transmitted or severe.Many, but not all, cases have been reported in men who have sex with men, and Briand said it was particularly important to try to prevent sexual transmission.Symptoms include a distinctive jumper fever and rash. The West African strain of Monkeypox, which is that identified in the current epidemic, has a mortality rate of around 1%.
