It has been two years since the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak of mpox, a disease endemic to Africa that had spread to scores of countries.
Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaAug 9 2024 Now, in the summer of 2024, a deadlier version of the infectious disease has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to other African nations, the strain that originally hit the United States has shown signs of a resurgence, and this week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new alert on mpox to health care providers.
The speed with which the public learned needed information about mpox in the summer of 2022 was a tribute to effective communication by the public health community. That same expertise should now be deployed to ensure that those at risk remember mpox's symptoms, modes of transmission, and the protective power of vaccination."
The current outbreak involves an mpox strain known as clade I, which is especially virulent and dangerous to infants and children under the age of 5, according to the World Health Organization , whose director general announced this week that he was convening a panel of experts to advise him whether the outbreak should be declared a global health emergency. The WHO says there have been over 14,000 cases this year, with at least 511 deaths, according to STAT News.
Vaccination against mpox While knowledge concerning mpox has declined significantly, there has been a less pronounced drop in people's intentions to get vaccinated against the disease. The CDC has urged individuals to be vaccinated with two doses of the vaccine Jynneos four weeks apart – both for people who have been exposed to mpox virus to help prevent its spread and for people with risk factors for mpox, including men who have sex with men.
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