More mpox expected in Europe over the coming weeks, World Health Organization warns | BBC News
Travellers should consider getting vaccinated against mpox if they will be visiting affected areas in Africa, new advice says.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has updated its recommendations in response to outbreaks of a new strain of the virus. Other continents, including Europe, can expect some cases too, it…
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next to the global concern over the spread of a deadly new strain of empo from parts of Africa China has announced heightened screenings for goods and people coming from areas where the new highly contagious strain of the disease has been detected the World Health Organization which declared a public a global Public Health Emergency on Wednesday says more cases of the dangerous variant are likely to be found in Europe in the coming days after Sweden reported the continent's first infection and has urged wealthy Nations to share treatments and vaccines Simon Jones reports in the Democratic Republic of Congo the country hardest hit Public Health campaigns are underway to warn people of the dangers of empo originally known as monkey pox it's transmitted through close contact such as sex skin-to-skin contact or breathing close to another person it causes flu like symptoms and skin lesions they often clear up within a couple of weeks but empo can be fatal particularly for people with weakened immune systems three of my children and I were infected one was treated here and the other two were taken to hospital after two weeks they were discharged a week later my wife was infected now a case of the more dangerous strain of empo has been recorded in Sweden the authorities say the person became infected during a state in an area of AFA Africa where there is currently a major outbreak it is very probable that we will see more cases in Europe in the near close time so so it's important for all countries to be aware that this can happen there have been 450 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo following an outbreak of the new strain it's also been detected in neighboring countries including the Central African Republic Uganda Kenya Rwanda and Burundi Dr Mira Chan from the UK Health Security Agency said the risk to the UK population is currently considered low however planning is underway to prepare for any cases that we might see in the UK this includes ensuring that clinicians are aware and able to recognize cases promptly outbreaks can be controlled by preventing infections with vaccines the UK government says it has stockpiles as part of its preparedness plans the World Health Organization says a coordinated intern response is now vital Simon Jones BBC News we're joining me now are our health correspondent Dominic Hughes in Nigeria our Africa correspondent Simi jolaoso and our correspondent imin folks who is in Switzerland where the World Health Organization is headquarters um let me speak um to you Simi first about what how the countries in Africa are dealing with this and these huge concerns about uh the number of vaccines which are acquired ired yeah there are huge concerns uh so two countries have uh been given approval for sorry sorry there are huge concerns sorry about that two countries have been given approval for emergency use of the vaccines Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo so Nigeria has said that they have been able to get access to 10,000 vaccines when that will be we're not so sure yet my apologies there's a really bad sound coming from my earpiece and it's a bit deafening but I will continue apologies for that um yeah so two countries the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria Nigeria said they are expecting 10,000 doses uh imminently U as we heard in that report there sorry I'm so sorry I might have to cut this we'll just leave it there with we'll try and sort out the technicals with her let me just bring you in imag in folks because um there's this call isn't there for more wealthy Nations to um actually donate vaccines do it talk us through what's being said on that front well we heard from both the World Health Organization and the uh Red Cross this morning now the Red Cross has its local teams on the ground in DRC and they talked about a a really serious complete shortage of treatments vaccine an ability to trace and test as well and of course these are the key elements to control um a disease outbreak now we know I'm talking to you now because we found a case in Sweden right I mean the epidemic in in DRC has been going on for over a year um and that is where the vast majority of cases are concentrated with some spread to neighboring countries in Africa so the wh would like wealthy countries which have stock by empo vaccines after the last outbreak two years ago to donate them to the most vulnerable and those are uh people in the affected countries particularly DRC and is quite quite bluntly one W official said this morning control it where it's raging and it won't come to you yes okay well let's bring in Dominic Hughes um we were just hearing in my introduction about how China is starting to screen Goods as well as people in terms of how this uh strain can be spread can it be can it be spread through Goods not that I'm aware of uh my understanding is that it can be spread through close physical contact just even not just sexual contact but just shaking hands with someone or hugging someone or cuddling someone but also as I understand it through bedding blanket sharing bedding and blankets that can also uh if you if you share bedding with someone who has these postures these lesions uh that can because they are absolutely loaded with virus that can also be a source of contagion I'm not aware of inanimate objects doing that as well the Chinese might know something I don't but uh it is clearly this this variant that is driving these this surge of cases in in particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo but now other countries in Central uh Africa as well well this is clearly more infectious and more deadly as we understand it there's still I think quite a lot that's not known about this variant uh it's known as a CLA it's known as CA 1B but it's it's clearly more deadly and more infectious than the variant that drove the big Global outbreak in 2022 2023 that affected more than 100 countries and saw nearly 100,000 cases worldwide and of course people memories will turn to the early days of of of the covid virus and and and the restrictions that were people were brought in for people in terms of of travel and that sort of thing do you think uh the lessons have been learned from covid and that they'll be you know using that experience in this instance yeah I think there are definitely some lessons that have been learned the the the value of contact tracing for example of having really good Public Health surveillance of trying to sort of use both vaccinations and public health information to help those groups who are most vulnerable to this to know what measures they can take to keep themselves safe I think those are all very valuable lessons but if I mean we've heard from the World Health Organization this week already that they don't believe for example closing borders really works and we know also that for example things like lockdowns and closing schools they have tremendously damaging effects outside of uh the the the populations you're trying to protect so there are lots and lots of lessons I think that that still could be learned from from the covid outbreak yeah well let's go back to imagin then um imagin has anything been said on that front from the who in terms of what restrictions countries should be looking at perhaps and like Dominic was saying not talking about closing borders yet it was said very clearly by both the World Health Organization and the Red Cross this morning that travel restrictions do not work in fact they can actually compound the situation because people will still move around but you've completely lost your ability to trace and test because they if you've told them they can't move and they still move they don't want you to know anything about them at all so it's actually uh counterproductive so we are expecting some recommendations from the wh at some point this afternoon about what uh countries should be doing but I can tell you with pretty n on 100% certain C that border restrictions and closing borders will not be among them it will be the same things we heard over and over again with covid test Trace be transparent the who is very praising of Sweden for coming straight out and saying we have one case it was imported this person is now in isolation and that this this is crucial to uh combating a disease and again I come back to generosity sharing of treatments and vaccines to the most vulnerable first at the moment they are appear to be children in DC
I am raising a flag on on of the issues that I believe should be a priority. Painful topic discussed on one of the platforms on youtube about gaslighting that needs to be raised or rather addressed on your agendas. My comments were "What are the causes of the great resignation? Why is there an allowance of such malice and malpractice at work? If the gaslighting has affected most people around the world thus affecting mental wellness and health, causing people to resign affecting their right to human basic needs- rights of bread and butter and their roof over their heads, their right to human dignity and the right to live, the right to protection and security, then caretakers all over the world and the systems at hand are failing the people. Human beings/people are the essence of everyday living cycle as well as the business cycle. There aught to be measures in place such as interventions using institutions that were initially created with the intension of ensuring human rights are protected, human dignity including the sanity of human beings are well taken care of as well as protected. World Health Organization is part of the institutions that were created to ensure human dignity on health as well as sanity is in place to curb the negative societal impacts into positive living. A proper investigation has to be put in place as well as sensitizing the caretakers of issues failing the human race all over the world. When people vote they trust that caretakers will do the right decisions." Regards Dineo Jeanette Chaka Kutumela JHB ZA
Idrc if its the next cocid i just dont wanna get infected because its way more deadly than covid i gotta admit im actually scared… why europe too?
So, now they are calling the last “cures” side effects Mpox…
Never forget, politicians had a party while we were all in "lockdown".
If they won't take a virus seriously, neither will I. Monkey see, monkey do
fool me once, can’t fool me twice.
No food for Afrika, but vaccines. Terrible, is one of the biggest scandal in the world. Stop it over the whole world.
Covid 19 part 2
CLOSE THE DAMN BORDERS 🗣🗣‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 AND BAN THE BOATS AND AIRLINES 🗣‼️‼️🔥🔥
😂😂😂😂 do not comply! Cant wait for the dancing doctors
BBC is not our side. We must always remember that! They’re so delighted when people suffers because then more people watches the news.
It's usually endemic to Africa, she says. Mpox was first discovered in Sweden in the fifties. Don't think we don't know. The same way Ebola was first found in Marburg and was called Marburg virus. The name was later changed to Ebola. When you are making these news you must make your research properly . Because these attributions of any pandermic to Africa hy the west is becoming laughable bigotry.
The risk is allways ' low '
DEJAVU
Please give the injectables to the most neediest people such as everyone in ghe White House and those in fhe WEF. ❤
Its as contagious and dangerous as the propaganda!
They always kill africa 1st
Bill gates & co
We are about to get vaccinated again.
Getting covid 19 memories 😢
Does that guy not realise that bedding and blankets are goods?
Gaaayyyy !!
Why did they change the name to mpox
Does the m stand for modified ? 🤔
Stay strong, as we know one thing is absolutely certain SWAMP-POX will be totally eradicated from the World, as Humanity moves out of darkness into LIGHT… and May God's Pure Love Bless Us All
Fuck
Your all lieing on bbc your all pathetic acceptance bribes
Africans get cash for lieing
Your all accepted cash to promote this delusional lieing bullshit
WHO are lieing out their asses on payroll from Schwab/gates
the variant US election again….
The WHO chat so much crap, I'll be fine thanks.
my ptsd from covid coming back- I literally do not know what we will do if we have another lockdown help
Ramp up the fear porn…. i am safe, i have zero men who have sex with men in my friend group….
So far this year, mpox outbreaks have been recorded in 13 African nations, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Central African Republic.
That's a significant increase of the 14,957 cases in 2023 and 7,146 cases in 2022.
Mpox is a disease caused by infection with mpox virus.
In 2022, an outbreak began around the world in areas where mpox is not usually found. Previously, mpox was found mainly in Central and West Africa, often in forested areas.
How can you get monkeypox in 2024?
Monkeypox is an infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted to humans by infected animals, but it can also be transmitted from human to human through close physical contact.
How long is mpox contagious?
Infected people should be considered contagious from the time their symptoms start until the scabs from their rash fall off and a new layer of skin forms. OHSU experts say that once people have recovered from the virus, they can no longer spread it.
As people recover from their infections, they'll naturally want to avoid a repeat infection and repeat episodes of the pain and fear associated with the disease. The good news is that experts believe you are not likely to become reinfected with monkeypox after you've been infected or vaccinated.
What are the first symptoms of mpox?
The first symptoms of mpox include:
– a high temperature.
– a headache.
– muscle aches.
– backache.
– swollen glands.
– shivering (chills)
– exhaustion.
– joint pain.
No more jabs for me, I'm still paying the price for the last lot! Never ever again…..
If the medical system can't cure my mental illness (schizophrenia and bipolar) and only offer life long treatments and no cure…the medical system isn't going to cure this MPOX or COVID-19…or whatever is next to cause us disease.
just a matter of time til it's here in B.C., Canada…………………..sigh……………….
They must be very smart to be able to predict this stuff and scare everybody before it’s arrival