2024-08-16 18:49:00
The resigning head of government held an update on Friday with ministers Catherine Vautrin and Frédéric Valletoux, while mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), formerly known as A resurgence of monkeypox prompted the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency as international concern reached its highest alert on Wednesday.
“Following this meeting we will remain highly vigilant in our health system””, explains Gabriel Attal on X .
On Thursday, Sweden announced the discovery of a case of clade 1b subtype, the same new strain that has been present in the Democratic Republic of Congo since September 2023 and is deadlier and more virulent than the clade 2 prevalent in West Africa. In Asia, Pakistan also announced a case.
Faced with the spread of the new variant, which is considered more dangerous, the Prime Minister said: “New information measures and recommendations” will be set up for people traveling in risk areas and will require health authorities to decide “Update suggestions” Related vaccinations “Target group”.
Mpox is a viral disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans, but can also be spread through close physical contact with an infected person.
In France, French public health authorities reported 107 MPOX cases between January 1 and June 30, 2024, according to a report released at the end of July. So far, “Only clade 2 viruses (…) have been found, no deaths have been observed” According to this document, on French territory.
“Of the 101 cases for which information was available, 5 were hospitalized due to severe pain, with or without associated pathology or complications,” Details of this announcement are provided.
Of the 80 reported cases, a quarter (24%) had traveled abroad within three weeks before symptoms (rash, pustules) appeared, while the incubation period of the virus ranged from 5 to 21 days.
For severe cases of the disease, Tekovima is available, a drug used to treat infections caused by orthopoxviruses, a member of the variola virus family of which mpox is a member. But most commonly, for patients affected by MPOX clade 2, patients recover spontaneously after two to four weeks.
Gabriel Attal also said “Donate vaccines to the most affected countries” The decision was taken at Macron’s request and a new update on the situation was announced on Monday.
Since 2022, France has vaccinated high-risk groups with the MPOX vaccine. Data from France’s public health department shows that since September 2023, the number of people vaccinated each month has fluctuated between 250 and 450.
The Ministry of Health clearly stated “Ideally, the vaccine should be administered within four days and up to 14 days after risk exposure.”
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