Post Reply - New emerging Monkeypox strain in Congo

Dr Richard Hirschson
@richardhirschs1
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#MPOX clade 1b is coming our way.
#TPOXX Is the only treatment 
#Jynnios is the best vaccination 
We could have eradicate this in DRC.
But we provided no redirects to do this. 
Now it may be too late. 
Now we will need to reintroduce a #POX vaccine into the childhood #vaccination schedule.
#pandemic

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Rick Bright
@RickABright
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This is a real concern. One major gap is lack of rapid POC diagnostic tests able to distinguish clade 1 from clade 2. It makes a difference. 

I agree it’s important to contain the outbreak, stopping it from spreading regionally or globally. Many efforts have been made to donate & distribute vaccine. It’s not a lack of will or effort by the USG. Other issues & challenges, outside the U.S., have delayed access. These need to be addressed to stop the spread.

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Maarten De Cock
@mdc_martinus
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Apparently the @WHO
 monitors rumours and misinformation on mpox. A key finding: “there have been discussions around transmission reiterating (…) the rumour that "monkeypox is airborne"” 

Also @WHO
: “Examples of pathogens that spread via airborne transmission: monkeypox virus”
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Maarten De Cock
@mdc_martinus
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Jun 26
When a respiratory virus (yes, the monkeypox / mpox virus is a respiratory virus) is spreading in schools and workplaces ánd “appears to be spreading fast”, then public health and authorities should be honest and inform the public that it can also spread throuh the air.  x.com/birdiebittern/…

DJ...so indications for the clade Ib Mpox spreading "too fast" to consider it just to go via contact ? And WHO may go for "panic control" ? 