Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Key facts. Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus. There are two distinct clades of the virus: clade I (with subclades Ia and Ib) and clade II (with subclades IIa and IIb). In 2022–2023 a global outbreak of mpox was caused by the clade IIb strain.
Mpox (monkeypox) - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Mpox (monkeypox) The monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus that causes mpox (monkeypox), a disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, although less severe. While smallpox was eradicated in 1980, mpox continues to occur in countries of central and west Africa. Since May 2022, cases have also been reported from countries without …
Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBAug 17, 2024 · 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. In settings where the monkeypox virus is present among some wild animals, it …
Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak 2022 - Global - World Health …
WEB23 July 2022. WHO Director-General's statement at the press conference following IHR Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox - 23 July 2022. Designing responses at different stages of the mpox outbreak; how MPOWER in Ireland is working with partners and engaging communities to eliminate the disease.
WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease
WEBNov 28, 2022 · The synonym mpox will be included in the ICD-10 online in the coming days. It will be a part of the official 2023 release of ICD-11, which is the current global standard for health data, clinical documentation and statistical aggregation. The term “monkeypox” will remain a searchable term in ICD, to match historic information.
WHO prequalifies the first vaccine against mpox
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Español. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list. The prequalification approval is expected to facilitate timely and increased access to this vital product in communities with urgent need, to reduce transmission and help contain the …
Mpox Q&A: What you need to know about mpox - World Health …
WEB13 May 2023 marks 1 year since the start of a rare mpox outbreak in the WHO European Region. Mpox cases rose drastically in the summer of 2022 as the disease swept through the Region. The outbreak has wound down since then, but this does not mean that mpox has gone away. We spoke to Dr Richard Pebody, who leads the High-threat Pathogen …
Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBJun 5, 2022 · On 15 August 2024, Sweden became the first country outside the African continent to confirm mpox clade Ib in an individual with travel history to central Africa. The confirmation of the case came just one day after WHO’s Director-General declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) for the second time in 2 years ...
Mpox Outbreak Toolbox - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBClinical Management and Infection Prevention and Control for Monkeypox: Interim rapid response guidance (Geneva, World Health Organization, 10 June 2022). Vaccines and immunization for Mpox: interim guidance (Geneva, WHO, Work Health Organization, 16 November 2022). Updated vaccination advice for outbreak response. Mpox and the …
Mpox – African Region - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBOn 14 August 2024, the WHO Director-General determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), the highest level of alarm under the IHR. Here we describe …