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World Health Organization (WHO) declared the current flash mpox (formerly known as monkey pox) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CDC) and has spread to other nearby
World Health Organization (WHO) declared the current flash mpox (formerly known as monkey pox) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CDC) and has spread to other nearby countries as a public health emergency of international concern.
This is the second time in two years. Infectious disease could become an international health threatwarning, which was initially lifted in May last year after its spread was contained and the situation was considered under control.
During this outbreak, cases of the disease reached Europe and North America.
The WHO said that this time the outbreaks are the result of more than one variant of the virus circulating, and that there are also different levels of risk and infection, whereas two years ago Transmission was almost exclusively through sexual intercourse..
Director General of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement after receiving advice on the matter from the organization’s Emergency Committee, a body of independent scientists from around the world responsible for analyzing whether the outbreak could impact global public health.
At a press conference, Tedros explained that in addition to severity of outbreak What is very worrying in the DRC is that the disease has spread to countries where cases have never been seen before, such as Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya.
“A coordinated international response is essential to limit the outbreak and save lives,” the WHO chief said.
All members of the Emergency Committee agreed that the new smallpox outbreak represented an “extraordinary event”, among other things because of the rate of increase in cases in the DRC, where such high numbers of infections had not been seen since the 1970s.
WHO There have been 14,000 cases and 524 deaths reported this year, although the International Federation Red Cross and the Red Crescent (IFRC) reported that the number of cases had risen to 17,000.
Likewise, it is worrying that more and more cases are being seen among children, as well as high mortality in this age group, which is a change from the 2022 outbreak, which predominantly affected grown men.
He Emergency Situations Committee He also looked at the risk of the virus spreading again from other regions, so action was needed not only in Africa but across the rest of the world.
Committee members are preparing a set of specific recommendations on these actions, which they will present to Tedros before the weekend.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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