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Story by Pandora Dewan
Mpox has been detected in wastewater (click here) in the United States after the virus was declared a public health emergency by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a more deadly strain spreads across the continent....
Mpox has been detected in wastewater (click here) in the United States after the virus was declared a public health emergency by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a more deadly strain spreads across the continent....
The WHO (click here) has declared a global emergency with the newly discovered variant. This new variant can be transmitted by casual skin to skin contact. There is no current data suggesting the mpox detected in wastewater of the USA is the new variant. It is prudent for cities with these wastewater problems to step up education about the virus and perhaps seek hospital isolation for new cases.
ByMary Kekatos
In summer 2022, (click here) the global mpox outbreak seemed poised to overwhelm the U.S. with cases rising exponentially every week and no signs of slowing.
A successful public health campaign -- promoting behavior changes and vaccination -- helped cases drop dramatically.
However, a new small study published Thursday and led by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) says that mpox cases are still circulating at low levels in the U.S. and primarily among unvaccinated high-risk groups....
In summer 2022, (click here) the global mpox outbreak seemed poised to overwhelm the U.S. with cases rising exponentially every week and no signs of slowing.
A successful public health campaign -- promoting behavior changes and vaccination -- helped cases drop dramatically.
However, a new small study published Thursday and led by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) says that mpox cases are still circulating at low levels in the U.S. and primarily among unvaccinated high-risk groups....
