UK lists monkeypox as a notifiable infectious disease
The British Health and Safety Authority announced that monkeypox has been listed as a statutory notifiable infectious disease since the 8th. Five cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Ghana since May 24.
In a bulletin issued on the 7th, the British Health Security Agency said that monkeypox was included in the reportable infectious disease, which means that all doctors in England must report to local authorities or local authorities if they find a suspected monkeypox patient from the 8th. Local health protection team; if monkeypox virus is found in laboratory samples, the laboratory must notify UK Health Safety.
Wendy Sheppard, head of monkeypox outbreaks at the UK Health Security Agency, said in the communiqué that rapid diagnosis and reporting are key to interrupting and containing further spread of monkeypox. The new rule will help “our rapid detection, treatment and control of monkeypox” and facilitate “the rapid collection and analysis of data that will allow us to detect possible outbreaks of the disease and rapidly trace close contacts, while providing vaccines as appropriate. vaccination to limit further spread.”
The British Health Security Agency said in a bulletin on the 8th that as of the 7th, a total of 321 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United Kingdom. Of these, 305 are in England, 11 in Scotland, 2 in Northern Ireland and 3 in Wales. The bureau warned that anyone can become infected with monkeypox, especially those who have been in close contact with someone with symptomatic monkeypox. In addition, people who are gay, bisexual, or who have sex with men are more likely to be infected.
Data updated by the World Health Organization on the 4th showed that as of June 2, monkeypox cases had occurred in 27 non-monkeypox-endemic countries, and a total of 780 laboratory-confirmed cases had been reported. Most reported cases involve but are not limited to men who have sex with men. The WHO currently assesses monkeypox as a moderate global public health risk.
Ghana’s Ministry of Health said on the 8th that the country has confirmed five cases of human infection with monkeypox, and no deaths have been found.
Ghana’s health ministry said in a media statement that since May 24, health facilities in the country had tested 12 suspected cases, of which five were confirmed cases of monkeypox.
More than 1,000 monkeypox cases in non-endemic countries
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the 8th that 29 non-monkeypox-endemic countries have reported monkeypox cases, with a total of more than 1,000 cases. The monkeypox virus has the possibility of “taking root” in non-endemic countries, but WHO Mass vaccination against monkeypox is not recommended.
“The risk of monkeypox taking hold in non-endemic countries is real,” Tedros told a news conference, adding that WHO is particularly concerned about the threat monkeypox virus poses to vulnerable populations such as pregnant women and children.
Most of the reported cases have been among men who have sex with men, but some countries are starting to show clear signs of community transmission and some cases have been detected in women, he said.
Greece reported its first case of monkeypox on the 8th, a man who had recently traveled to Portugal and is currently hospitalized and in stable condition. Portugal has previously reported more than 100 cases.
German monkeypox cases rose from 80 reported on the 7th to 113 on the 8th. All the monkeypox cases in Germany so far have been in men, said the Robert Koch Institute, which publishes case data.
Rosamund Lewis, director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Program Smallpox Secretariat, said on May 30 that monkeypox is unlikely to develop into a global pandemic at this time. Marco Cavalleri, director of vaccine strategy at the European Medicines Agency, said on the 2nd of this month that the monkeypox outbreak in Europe does not yet constitute a public health emergency.
Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans as well as from human to human. Monkeypox symptoms often include fever, severe headache, muscle aches, back pain, lack of energy, swollen lymph nodes, and rash or skin lesions.
In most cases, monkeypox symptoms go away on their own within 2 to 4 weeks. But some patients may experience complications and even death; neonates, children and people with underlying immune deficiencies may be at risk for more severe symptoms and death.
Monkeypox cases are mainly endemic in West and Central Africa. Tedros said the sudden emergence of monkeypox cases in several non-endemic countries may indicate that the monkeypox virus has been quietly circulating in these countries for some time. Among the cases in non-endemic countries, there have been no deaths.
Tedros said that the number of drugs and vaccines to treat monkeypox is limited, and the WHO is developing a coordination mechanism aimed at distributing drugs and vaccines based on public health needs and principles of equity. In areas where the vaccine is available, the vaccine is used to protect populations at higher risk of infection, such as healthcare workers and laboratory personnel, and WHO does not currently recommend mass vaccination against monkeypox.
Monkeypox has been endemic in Africa for decades, he said, and more than 1,400 suspected cases and 66 deaths have been reported in the African region this year alone; unfortunately, it was not until high-income countries emerged that cases became a cause for concern.
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