Việt Nam intensifies monitoring of mpox at border ... - Vietnam …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · HÀ NỘI — To promptly detect domestic and imported cases of mpox, Vietnamese authorities have stepped up efforts in monitoring and preventing the spread of the viral disease and providing guidance on related surveillance and control measures, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's Spokesperson Phạm Thu Hằng has said.
Vietnam keeps guard up after WHO declares mpox a global …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Vietnam has prepared to respond to monkeypox immediately after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the disease a public health emergency for the second time in two years, according to the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam’s health ministry orders tight control to prevent mpox
WEBAug 19, 2024 · The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Monday asked local authorities and major hospitals in charge of treating infectious diseases nationwide to maintain strict vigilance against mpox, after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the disease a public health emergency for the second time in two years.
Mpox infects 199, claims 8 lives in southern Vietnam since 2023
WEBAug 18, 2024 · The southern part of Vietnam has reported 199 cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, since early 2023, resulting in eight deaths, with most of the patients and fatalities recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the city’s Department of Health.
Vietnam continues monitoring, assessment of mpox situation
WEBHanoi (VNA) – To detect promptly mpox (formerly called monkeypox) cases domestically and from international arrivals, Vietnamese authorities have stepped up efforts in monitoring and preventing ...
HCM City reports 49 monkeypox cases as WHO declares global …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · According to the Pasteur Institute in HCM City, the southern region of Vietnam has recorded 199 Mpox cases over the past two years, with eight fatalities. HCM City alone accounts for 156 cases and six deaths, making it the …
Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Mpox is an infectious disease that can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, headache, muscle ache, back pain and low energy. Most people fully recover, but some get very sick. Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV).
How Did Mpox Become a Global Emergency? What’s Next?
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Mpox is a close relative of the smallpox virus. There are two main types: Clade I, the version that is dominant in Congo, and Clade II, a form of which caused the 2022 global outbreak. (A...
Health ministry urges localities to ramp up mpox ... - Vietnam News
WEBAug 19, 2024 · HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Monday issued an urgent directive to provincial and city People’s Committees, Hygiene and Epidemiology Institutes, Pasteur Institutes and hospitals specialising in infectious diseases, urging them to ramp up efforts to prevent and control the spread of mpox.
Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report#31 – 22 ...
WEBDec 22, 2023 · This is the 31 st situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides details on the latest epidemiology and a special focus on a report received of a case of mpox on a thematic cruise, highlighting the continued risk of gatherings events and their potential for amplifying the global outbreak.