WHO declares mpox a global health emergency
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I thought the mpox thing was behind us, hope it doesn’t become an issue in the US.
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I ain't no Faucci-but I assume its too late to stop
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What to know about the mpox global health emergency
The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders.
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What’s different about the current outbreak in Africa compared to the 2022 epidemic?
During the global outbreak of mpox in 2022, gay and bisexual men made up the vast majority of cases and the virus was mostly spread through close contact, including sex.Although some similar patterns have been seen in Africa, children under 15 now account for more than 70 percent of the mpox cases and 85 percent of deaths in Congo.
Ahead of its emergency meeting, Tedros said officials were dealing with several mpox outbreaks in various countries with “different modes of transmission and different levels of risk.”
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“Stopping these outbreaks will require a tailored and comprehensive response,” he said.
Greg Ramm, Save the Children’s Congo director, said the organization was particularly worried about the spread of mpox in the crowded camps for refugees in the east, noting there were 345,000 children “crammed into tents in unsanitary conditions.” He said the country’s health system was already “collapsing” under the strain of malnutrition, measles and cholera.
Dr. Boghuma Titanji, an infectious diseases expert at Emory University, said it was unclear why children were so disproportionately hit by mpox in Congo. She said it might be because kids are more susceptible to the virus or that social factors, like overcrowding and exposure to parents who caught the disease, might explain it.
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And we are off to races