Prevention plan for monkeypox in humans in Binh Thuan province
15/09/2024
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(binhthuan.gov.vn)
In order to proactively monitor and detect early cases of Monkeypox, control
the epidemic promptly to prevent widespread outbreaks, and minimize the number
of cases and deaths, the Department of Health has developed a Monkeypox
Prevention Plan.
The
Department of Health's plan sets out the following specific goals: Early
detection of the first case of Monkeypox entering the province for thorough
handling, avoiding spreading to the community; strengthening the capacity of
the Monkeypox surveillance and prevention system at all levels; proactively
preparing the admission and treatment of patients at medical examination and
treatment facilities in a timely, safe and effective manner, ensuring that
cross-infection does not occur in medical facilities.
To
effectively implement these goals, the Department of Health's Plan has also
developed groups of solutions on: Organization, direction and operation;
technical expertise; communication, health education; inter-sectoral
coordination. In addition, the Department of Health's Plan has also developed
specific scenarios corresponding to each epidemic level for appropriate
responses.
In 2024,
especially in the last 2 months, the World Health Organization (WHO) has
recorded an unusually high increase in the number of monkeypox (mpox) cases in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since the beginning of the year, this
country has recorded about 15,600 cases, including more than 537 deaths; Clade
Ib mpox virus is the dominant branch in the epidemic in this country, initially
recording some epidemiological characteristics of the disease that are
different from the epidemiological characteristics in the previous epidemic
that occurred in 2022-2024 in the European region and some other countries such
as younger cases (about 50% of people under 15 years old, about 39% of children
under 5 years old), transmission through female prostitutes (7.5%) and
infection among household members.
In addition,
four countries bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo (Burundi, Kenya,
Rwanda and Uganda) have reported their first cases of mpox with epidemiological
factors related to the mpox epidemic occurring in the Democratic Republic of
Congo. Two other countries outside the African region (Sweden, Pakistan) have
also reported cases of clade Ib mpox. Given the developments of this mpox
epidemic and the risk of spreading to other countries, WHO declared a public
health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) for the mpox epidemic on
August 14, 2024./.
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