The World Health Organization WHO declared M. pox a global health emergency three weeks ago.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has received the first M smallpox vaccines on Thursday. The World Health Organization WHO declared M. pox a global health emergency three weeks ago. Measles was formerly known as monkeypox.
The latest variant of m-pox was detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in September 2023. Since then, m-pox has been detected in 12 African countries.
The European Union has donated vaccines to the Congo and the first 100,000 have now been shipped there. Another 100,000 vaccines are scheduled to be shipped to the country on Saturday.
The EU, the United States and other western partners of the Congo have promised to donate a total of 380,000 vaccine doses to the country. However, the Congolese authorities have estimated that the country would need at least three million vaccines.
The UN children’s organization Unicef is responsible for implementing the vaccination campaign in the provinces where m-pox cases occur the most. The start date of the campaign has not been announced.
M pox symptoms are in Finland THL’s including fever, headache, back pain, muscle aches, fatigue and swollen lymph nodes. In the next stage, a blister-like rash forms on the face, hands and feet.
As the disease progresses, the blisters grow and become purulent. Blisters can also form on the mucous membranes of the mouth and genital areas. According to THL, the disease usually lasts two to four weeks. In different variants, the mortality is from one to ten percent.
Source: AP, Reuters