Mpox (clade IB) in Africa Declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Roger Seheult, MD of MedCram explains the current mpox outbreak. See all Dr. Seheult's videos at: https://www.medcram.com/?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Video+Link+Clicks&utm_term=Monkeypox+Explained+Clearly&utm_content=lWEj4J9cu7Y (This video was recorded on August 16th, 2024) Roger Seheult, MD is the co-founder and lead professor at https://www.medcram.com/?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Video+Link+Clicks&utm_term=Monkeypox+Explained+Clearly&utm_content=lWEj4J9cu7Y He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and an Associate Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. LINKS / REFERENCES: Monkeypox: What is it and how can it be prevented? (Mayo Clinic) | https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/infectious-diseases/expert-answers/monkeypox-faq/faq-20533608 Monkeypox virus evades antiviral CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses by suppressing cognate T cell activation (PNAS) | https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0800589105 WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years (NBC) | https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/who-declares-mpox-global-public-health-emergency-second-time-rcna166601 Public health emergencies of international concern: a historic overview (Journal of travel medicine) | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7798963/#:~:text=A%20PHEIC%20is%20a%20formal,'serious%2C%20sudden%2C%20unusual%20or Recommendations for Use of JYNNEOS Vaccine (CDC) | https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/interim-considerations/overview.html#:~:text=Recommendations%20for%20Use%20of%20JYNNEOS%20Vaccine,-JYNNEOS%20vaccine%20is&text=For%20people†%20aged%2018,≥1%20sexually%20transmitted%20disease Infection- plus vaccine-induced immunity led to decline of mpox in Netherlands, data reveal (UofMN) | https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/infection-plus-vaccine-induced-immunity-led-decline-mpox-netherlands-data-reveal#:~:text=The%20effectiveness%20of%20preventive%20vaccination,mpox%20transmission%20in%20the%20Netherlands. Vaccine Effectiveness of JYNNEOS against Mpox Disease in the United States (NEJM) | https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2215201 Risk of Clade 1 Mpox Outbreaks Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States (CDC) | https://www.cdc.gov/forecast-outbreak-analytics/about/modeling-forecasting/mpox-gbmsm-technical-brief.html Sustained Human Outbreak of a New MPXV Clade I Lineage in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Nature Medicine) | https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.12.24305195v2 Mapping the distribution and describing the first cases from an ongoing outbreak of a New Strain of mpox in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between September 2023 to April 2024 (medRxiv) | https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.10.24307057v1 Clade I–Associated Mpox Cases Associated with Sexual Contact, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CDC) | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/1/23-1164_article Visit MedCram.com for more updates on pox virus infectious disease details including monkeypox uk, monkeypox virus diagnosis, and more. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MEDCRAM YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/MEDCRAMvideos?sub_confirmation=1 Get notified of new videos by hitting the bell icon MEDCRAM WORKS WITH MEDICAL PROGRAMS AND HOSPITALS: MedCram offers group discounts for students and medical programs, hospitals, and other institutions. Contact us at [email protected] if you are interested. MEDIA CONTACT: Media Contact: [email protected] Media contact info: https://www.medcram.com/pages/media-contact?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Video+Link+Clicks&utm_term=Monkeypox+Explained+Clearly&utm_content=lWEj4J9cu7Y Video Produced by Kyle Allred FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.facebook.com/MedCram https://twitter.com/MedCramVideos https://www.instagram.com/medcram DISCLAIMER: MedCram medical videos are for medical education and exam preparation, and NOT intended to replace recommendations from your doctor. #monkeypox #mpox #monkeypoxcases