Monkeypox: WHO declares a public health emergency of international concern

The World Health Organization has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) as public health measures taken fail to stem the disease’s spread. Monkeypox has been endemic in west Africa for decades, where the illness is usually spread to people...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2022-07, Vol.378, p.o1874-o1874
Main Author: Taylor, Luke
Format: Article
Language:English
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Committees
Disease
Disease Outbreaks
Epidemics
Humans
International
Mpox
Mpox (monkeypox) - epidemiology
News
Public Health
Vaccines
World Health Organization
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Summary:The World Health Organization has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) as public health measures taken fail to stem the disease’s spread. Monkeypox has been endemic in west Africa for decades, where the illness is usually spread to people by infected wild animals. [...]2022 infections reported in Europe and North America were usually isolated cases linked to travel from Africa or animal trafficking. Countries with recently imported cases of monkeypox and those that are seeing human-to-human transmission are being asked to implement a coordinated response to stop transmission and protect vulnerable groups, increase public health surveillance and measures, and strengthen clinical management and infection prevention and control in hospitals and clinics.
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.o1874