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Due to the close links between Europe and Africa, we must be prepared for more imported clade I cases,
ECDC director Pamela Rendi-Wagner said in a statement At the moment, the risk of a surge in monkeypox infection is very low in India and there is no need to panic,
PTI quoted the person aware of the development as saying There is a critical shortage of testing, treatment and vaccines across the continent. These shortages are severely hampering the ability to contain the outbreak,
said Bronwyn Nichol of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies I will NOT comply with any Monkeypox lockdown or take any Monkeypox vaccine if it is mandated. Who's with me?"
To all of my patriots, do not comply,
Trump warns about lockdowns and election fraud with monkeypox," ... Refuse to comply!"
Users responded to the clip by writing We are motivated to advance development for our mpox vaccine with urgency given the global public health emergency,
its CEO Seth Lederman said They avoid the difficult issues,
said Antony Reeler, a Zimbabwean researcher and political analyst There will be more cases in the coming weeks. That's the expectation... But regarding the risk [for the] general European population, we have to say that our assessment is that the risk is very low at the moment,
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control director Pamela Rendi-Wagner said in an interview Test, test, test, in order to find the suspect cases in Europe as soon as possible and avoid further spreading,
she said in recommendations to European public health authorities (But ... But) if it has evolved to be more transmissible, we’ll start to see travel-related cases,
PHAC is closely monitoring the increase in clade I mpox cases in the DRC (Congo) and neighbouring regions and liaising with partners and subject matter experts to update risk assessments, public health guidance and travel health advice as appropriate,
the agency said in a statement It is still a disease that seems largely to be transmitted through direct contact rather than airborne (transmission). And that means that control measures can work really well,
It probably will spread to Europe, but that doesn’t mean we should stop trying to control it now.
Professor Paul Hunter, an expert in infectious diseases from the University of East Anglia, told MailOnline This includes ensuring that clinicians are aware and able to recognise cases promptly, that rapid testing is available, and that protocols are developed for the safe clinical care of people who have the infection and the prevention of onward transmission,
We are not dealing with one outbreak of one clade; we are dealing with several outbreaks of different clades in different countries with different modes of transmission and different levels of risk,
said the WHO director-general in his opening address at the emergency committee meeting late Wednesday The current upsurge of mpox in parts of Africa, along with the spread of a new sexually transmissible strain of the monkeypox virus, is an emergency, not only for Africa, but for the entire globe,
said Dimie Ogoina, WHO's mpox emergency committee chair We are working tirelessly on the front lines of the response, collaborating closely with governments and communities to strengthen disease control measures and intensify our efforts to curb the spread of the virus through coordinated action with partners and national authorities,
said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, in a statement on Thursday We must prevent the DRC from becoming the source of cross-border transmission, and our partnership must prioritize the health of those affected,
said Jean Kaseya, director-general of CDC Africa, at the meeting It is time to act decisively to prevent history from repeating itself,