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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a monkey measles warning to passengers after cases were reported in North America, Europe and Australia. The Level 2 signal called on people traveling to “Practice enhanced precautions”, although the agency said the risk was low for the general public.
Confirmed cases of the rare disease have been found in countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, England, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Israel.
“None of these people report that they have recently been to Central or West African countries where monkeypox is common, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria, among others,” the CDC said in a statement.
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The CDC warned passengers to avoid close contact with sick people and wildlife, such as small mammals and primates (living or dead). Travelers are also discouraged from preparing or eating wild game meat, and the agency said travelers should refrain from using products – such as creams, powders and lotions – made from African wildlife. The warning says to avoid contact with materials used by sick people or animals.
The monkeypox causes symptoms, including headaches, muscle aches and fever, along with lesions on the body, lasting between two and four weeks, according to the agency. Infections usually occur through contact with skin lesions or body fluids of people or animals that have been infected. These include respiratory droplets. People can also become infected through contact with contaminated materials. The disease was fatal in about 1 in 10 people in Africa.
The CDC advises that you seek medical attention if you have a new rash on your skin without explanation, beware of others, and if you think you may be infected, stay out of public transportation until you are cleared.
An infection in Massachusetts was the first to be identified this year in the United States. Health authorities have expressed concerns about the increase in cases. However, they also said that the virus is significantly less transmitted than the coronavirus.
President Biden said on Monday that he did not expect quarantine to be needed to limit the spread of monkeypox in the country. “I just don’t think it’s rising to the level of anxiety that existed with covid-19, and the smallpox vaccine works for that,” he told a news conference.
Studies show that the smallpox vaccine is at least 85 percent effective against monkeypox, according to the CDC.
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