prevention – Several epidemics of Mpox, formerly nicknamed monkeypox, are underway in central Africa
French health authorities are focusing on risk categories. If you are not one of them, there is no need to get vaccinated against MPOX, even if you plan to travel to one of the countries where the disease is actively circulating.
For “travelers who go to these countries” […] “There is no need to get vaccinated,” assured Grégory Emery, Director General of Health, this Tuesday during a press briefing on the management of risks linked to mpox, formerly called “monkey pox”.
These comments come at a time when MPOX is once again the subject of international concern, two years after the global epidemic of 2022. Several epidemics are underway in central Africa, notably in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Different strains
These outbreaks are fueled by a different version of the strain that caused the 2022 outbreak. That outbreak was caused by “clade 2,” which is still circulating quietly in many countries, including France. The outbreaks in the DRC are caused by “clade 1,” which has caused hundreds of deaths among children.
But the situation is complicated by the fact that a new version of clade 1, variant 1b, has appeared in the DRC and seems to circulate mainly between adults(…) - 20minutes
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