Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年8月26日 · The monkeypox virus was discovered in Denmark (1958) in monkeys kept for research. The first reported human case of mpox was a nine-month-old boy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1970). Following the eradication of smallpox in 1980 and the end of smallpox vaccination worldwide, mpox steadily emerged in central, east and west Africa.
Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
5 天之前 · Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus called monkeypox virus. It spreads mainly through close contact with someone who has mpox, causing a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever. It can make people very sick and leave scars. The disease mainly spreads from person to person through close contact.
Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年10月16日 · Mpox is an illness caused by the monkeypox virus. It is a viral infection which can spread between people, mainly through close contact, and occasionally from the environment to people via things and surfaces that have been touched by a person with mpox.
Mpox outbreak - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年10月3日 · An upsurge of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its spread to neighbouring countries was declared a public health emergency of international concern on 14 August 2024. Mpox is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus.
Monkeypox Q&A : What you need to know about monkeypox
2022年6月10日 · Over the last few weeks there have been reports of an atypical outbreak of monkeypox in the European Region and other parts of the world where the disease is not usually found. We spoke to Dr Richard Pebody who leads the High-threat Pathogen team at WHO/Europe to find out more about the virus, why the outbreak is concerning and what people should do to …
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak: situation update
2022年6月2日 · The current publication of Disease Outbreak News is an update to the previously published Disease Outbreak News of 29 May and also provides short summaries of guidance, including on vaccination. Since 13 May 2022, and as of 2 June 2022, 780 laboratory confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported to or identified by WHO from 27 Member States …
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak: situation update
This Disease Outbreak News on the multi-country monkeypox outbreak is an update to the previously published editions and provides an update on the epidemiological situation, further information on the use of therapeutics, as well as on the outcomes of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak …
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries
2022年5月21日 · Vaccination for monkeypox, where available, is being deployed to manage close contacts, such as health workers. WHO is convening experts to discuss recommendations on vaccination. WHO has developed surveillance case definitions for the current monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries. (case definitions will be updated as necessary) Suspected ...
WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease
2022年11月28日 · Human monkeypox was given its name in 1970 (after the virus that causes the disease was discovered in captive monkeys in 1958), before the publication of WHO best practices in naming diseases, published in 2015. According to these best practices, new disease names should be given with the aim to minimize unnecessary negative impact of names on ...
Mpox – African Region - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年8月22日 · Several of these cases have travel links to eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and each of these countries has identified clade Ib monkeypox virus (MPXV). Based on available epidemiological data, this clade has been spreading rapidly among adults through close physical contact, including sexual contact identified within ...