Possibly low spread for mpox virus in Europe

According to the forecasts of the health authorities even if imported cases of monkeypox in Europe will probably rise there will hardly be a wide spread of the mpox virus, then the disease should not be so serious; provided that all surveillance practices are adopted, avoiding close contacts and isolating any cases identified. Since November 2023 for example in the Democratic Republic of Congo there have been over sixteen thousand new cases with the clade 1 mpox variant with over five hundred victims, therefore with a sharp increase in cases; then nine other neighboring countries reported cases. Two days ago the new mpox variant Clade 1b was identified in Sweden, but some say that the risk of a Covid-type pandemic is difficult even if the question remains about possible further mutations of the virus and infections under trace.

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Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Data:    17/08/2024              n°:   5724      

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