The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency around the world amid concerns over the spread of empox. This time, the state of emergency has been declared for this infectious disease twice in two years. Reuters has published a report on which country since when the empox spread.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Since January 2023, 27,000 people have been diagnosed with empox in the country. More than 1 thousand 100 people died. Majority of the infected and dead are children.
Sweden
The first cases of empox were detected in Sweden last Thursday. The country's public health agency said the man who was diagnosed with pox contracted the monkeypox virus while staying in an African country. This is the first case of empox being detected outside of Africa.
Burundi
As of August 9, the ministry of health of the African country of Burundi has reported that at least 61 people have been diagnosed with empox in several districts. However, according to the World Health Organization, no one has died due to Mepox in the country.
Rwanda
The World Health Organization reported on August 7 that the African country of Rwanda reported that four people had been diagnosed with empox. However, no one died of this disease in the country.
Uganda
In the African country of Uganda, two people have been diagnosed with Mpox. Both were infected from outside Uganda. However, no one has been identified from them.
Pakistan
Pakistan's Ministry of Health reported the country's first detection of pox on Thursday. The next day, on Friday, the virus was detected in the body of two more people. All three have recently returned to Pakistan from the Middle East. In this situation, the Ministry of Health of the country has issued a warning.
Kenya
On July 29, Kenya's Ministry of Health reported one case of IB Mpox. This is the first time a person has been infected with empox in the country. However, as of August 8, the country has not reported any deaths from mumps, according to WHO.
Meanwhile, according to a report by the BBC, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recommends that travelers to infected areas in Africa be vaccinated against Mpox.
But the ECDC said the risk of widespread spread is low, despite the World Health Organization recently declaring the Mpox situation a global emergency.
At the moment, there are several types of infection with the Mpox virus. One of these types is more dangerous. The type named 'Clade 1B' was identified in September last year.
The empox virus is transmitted to others through close contact with a person infected with empox. Such exposure includes physical contact, skin contact, close talking or breathing. The symptoms of a person infected with this virus are similar to the flu. At one stage of the disease, a rash appears on the body and can become fatal.
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