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| The '''2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia''' is a part of the ] of ] caused by the West African clade of the ]. The outbreak reached Asia on 21 May 2022 when Israel reported their first case of Monkeypox. | The '''2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia''' is a part of the ] of ] caused by the West African clade of the ]. The outbreak reached Asia on 21 May 2022 when Israel reported their first case of Monkeypox. | ||
| ==Background== | |||
| {{hatnote|These paragraphs are an excerpt from ] and ].}} | |||
| {{Excerpt|Monkeypox|only=paragraphs|paragraphs=1-3|hat=no}} | |||
| An ongoing ] of ] was confirmed on 6 May 2022, beginning with a ] resident who, after travelling to ] (where the disease is ]), presented symptoms consistent with monkeypox on 29 April 2022. The resident returned to the United Kingdom on 4 May, creating the country's ] of the outbreak.<ref name="WHO12">{{cite web |date=16 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |url=https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517223855/https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=World Health Organization}}</ref> The origin of several of the cases of monkeypox in the United Kingdom is unknown. Some monitors saw ] taking place in the ] area as of mid-May<ref name="telegraphMay17">{{cite web |last1=Pinkstone |first1=Joe |date=17 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox 'spreading in sexual networks' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/17/monkeypox-likely-sexually-transmissible-infection-health-officials/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517223851/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/17/monkeypox-likely-sexually-transmissible-infection-health-officials/ |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=]}}</ref>, but it has been suggested that cases were already spreading in Europe in the previous months.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web|last1=Nsofor|first1=Ifeanyi|date=2 June 2022|title=OPINION: Media coverage of monkeypox paints it as an African virus. That makes me mad|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/02/1102199023/opinion-media-coverage-of-monkeypox-paints-it-as-an-african-virus-that-makes-me-|url-status=live|access-date=2 June 2022|website=]}}</ref> | |||
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| 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia | |
|---|---|
| Disease | Monkeypox |
| Virus strain | Monkeypox virus (West African clade) |
| Index case | Ichilov General Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Arrival date | 21 May 2022 (2 years, 7 months, 1 week and 1 day ago) |
| Date | As of 10 June 2022 |
| Confirmed cases | 17 |
| Suspected cases | 1 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Territories | 3 Countries (2 countries have confirmed cases while the other one only have a suspected case) |
| Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
The 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia is a part of the outbreak of human monkeypox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. The outbreak reached Asia on 21 May 2022 when Israel reported their first case of Monkeypox.
Background
These paragraphs are an excerpt from Monkeypox and 2022 monkeypox outbreak.Mpox (/ˈɛmpɒks/, EM-poks; formerly known as monkeypox) is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and other animals. Symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over, fever, and swollen lymph nodes. The illness is usually mild, and most infected individuals recover within a few weeks without treatment. The time from exposure to the onset of symptoms ranges from three to seventeen days, and symptoms typically last from two to four weeks. However, cases may be severe, especially in children, pregnant women, or people with suppressed immune systems.
The disease is caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic virus in the genus Orthopoxvirus. The variola virus, which causes smallpox, is also in this genus. Human-to-human transmission can occur through direct contact with infected skin or body fluids, including sexual contact. People remain infectious from the onset of symptoms until all the lesions have scabbed and healed. The virus may spread from infected animals through handling infected meat or via bites or scratches. Diagnosis can be confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing a lesion for the virus's DNA.
Vaccination is recommended for those at high risk of infection. No vaccine has been developed specifically against mpox, but smallpox vaccines have been found to be effective. There is no specific treatment for the disease, so the aim of treatment is to manage the symptoms and prevent complications. Antiviral drugs such as tecovirimat can be used to treat mpox, although their effectiveness has not been proved.An ongoing outbreak of monkeypox was confirmed on 6 May 2022, beginning with a British resident who, after travelling to Nigeria (where the disease is endemic), presented symptoms consistent with monkeypox on 29 April 2022. The resident returned to the United Kingdom on 4 May, creating the country's index case of the outbreak. The origin of several of the cases of monkeypox in the United Kingdom is unknown. Some monitors saw community transmission taking place in the London area as of mid-May, but it has been suggested that cases were already spreading in Europe in the previous months.
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