What do we know about mpox,and what does this mean for Australians? Who is most at risk,and how can they protect themselves?
Earlier this year,scientists reported the emergence of a new form of the deadlier form of mpox,which can kill up to 10 per cent of people.
WA Health’s communicable disease control directorate senior medical advisor Jelena Maticevic said there was low risk to the public but people should be aware of the risk of the virus if travelling overseas given the growing number of cases.
Comments Sandilands made during a segment about the outbreak of monkeypox were offensive to gay men and not in line with the Commercial Radio Code of Practice,the media authority has found.
The disease wasn’t known to spark big outbreaks beyond the continent or to spread easily among people until last May,when dozens of epidemics emerged in Europe,North America and elsewhere.
NSW Health has urged any men who have sex with men to be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease formerly known as monkeypox.
The recommendation follows outbreaks that began about six months ago in Europe and the US,prompting widespread fears that the pathogen could spread further.
The positive case recently travelled through the south-east and central Queensland.
Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has lauded the community’s response to the infectious monkeypox disease as new infections have dropped across the state,despite fears case numbers would rise.
Wu Zunyou also called for people to avoid “skin-to-skin contact” with people who have been abroad within the past three weeks as well as all “strangers”.
World-first data has demonstrated the monkeypox vaccines are safe and effective,but most gay and bisexual men are not yet eligible for a shot.