Mpox Virus: Know about the outbreak and what it means for India
Mpox, earlier known as Monkeypox, is a viral infection caused by the mpox virus which belongs to the same family as smallpox. More than 100 cases of clade Ib have been reported in the four neighbouring countries of the Democratic Republic of Congo including Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. During the 2022 outbreak, India had seen multiple cases of clade II Mpox, which is less deadly, from Kerala initially. Tamil Nadu's Director of Public Health has ordered its health officials to conduct a strict screening of people travelling back to India from the African region, which has been affected by the virus. ACAM2000 is another smallpox vaccine that can be used for mpox prevention, but it is a live attenuated vaccine and may have more side effects compared to newer vaccines like Jynneos,” he adds.
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