Mpox Update - August 2024
| Type of post: | Teaching Resource |
| Sub-type: | IPC Journal Club |
| Posted By: | Jenny Watts |
| Status: | Current |
| Date Posted: | Thu, 15 Aug 2024 |
Mpox update given by Dr Matthew Mason
Given the recent declaration by the WHO Director-General that the current outbreak is now a public health emergency of international concern, Dr Matthew Mason gave a Mpox update..
Here are some helpful resources as you consider what this means for your region and health care facility planning:
- CDC Infection Prevention and Control of Mpox in Healthcare Settings which covers the practical IPC considerations for managing mpox in your facility https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/clinicians/infection-control-healthcare.html#:~:text=If%20other%20symptoms%20of%20mpox,original%2021%2Dday%20monitoring%20period.
- WHO mpox toolbox which gives information about recognising mpox cases, testing and reporting https://www.who.int/emergencies/outbreak-toolkit/disease-outbreak-toolboxes/mpox-outbreak-toolbox
- WHO most recent multi-country mpox situation report #35- 12 August 2024 – this gives some current information about mpox in the Pacific and South-East Asia regions up to June 2024/https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/multi-country-outbreak-of-mpox--external-situation-report-35--12-august-2024
