Skin lesions, one of the most common symptoms of monkeypox.
The state of New York said Friday the state of emergency due to the increase in cases of monkeypox recorded in recent days, mainly concentrated in the homonymous city.
According to the emergency declaration signed by the governor, the Democrat Kathy Hochulthe state already has 1,400 infected. In this context, the state of emergency allows state agencies to allocate funds and resources to help the most affected locations fight the disease.
In mid-July New York activated a informative system about monkeypox which can be accessed from cell phones by sending a text message “MONKEYPOX” or “MONKEYPOXESP” to a local phone number (81336).
This way you receive the details about the symptomadvice for preventing disease transmission and guidelines for action after exposure.
Picture of skin lesions caused by monkeypox. Photo: EFE.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States has determined that the Jynneos vaccine, specific against this disease, is offered as a priority for all risk groups.
These include people who have had close physical contact with an infected person, those who have had a infected sexual partner and those who have had sexual intercourse in a location where a monkeypox outbreak has been identified.
Monkeypox: WHO declares health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on July 23 the international emergency due to the current outbreak of monkeypox, after which some 17,000 cases – five of them fatal – were reported in 74 countries, many of them in Europe, where the disease was not endemic.
The decision was announced at a press conference by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, two days after an emergency committee with that disease experts met to review the possible statement, which will force national health networks to increase your preventive measures.
Since early May, when it was first detected outside African countries where it is endemic, the disease it affected about 17,000 people in 74 countriesaccording to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as of July 22.
Monkeypox: the situation in Argentina
According to the latest report by the Ministry of Health, published last Thursday, already recorded 24 cases of monkeypox in Argentina. In this context, Carla Vizzotti, Head of the Health Portfolio, held a meeting with experts at the Health Portfolio Headquarters to analyze the national and international situation in relation to monkeypox and agree on an action plan.
“The idea of this meeting is to analyze the current situation, think together about different types of strategies and listen to specific recommendations based on scientific proof and our epidemiological situation ”, explained Vizzotti on that occasion.
Of the 24 Argentine cases, 13 were reported in the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, 6 in the province of Buenos Aires, 3 in Córdoba, one in Mendoza and one in Santa Fe. Furthermore, “100% of the cases in Argentina come from male sexwith a mean age of 36 years, with cases with a maximum of 47 and a minimum of 24 years, “it was reported.
With information from EFE.
Source: Clarin
