Mpox

2024 - 10 - 22

Mpox Varianten og Vacciner: Et Dødeligt Par med Nyheder fra Tyskland!

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Ny mpox-variant i Tyskland og nye vacciner må være lige noget for dig! Læs mere om de seneste opdagelser og hvad du skal vide!

Den dødbringende mpox-virus har taget verden med storm, og nu er der kommet bemærkelsesværdige opdagelser i både vaccineforskning og udbredelsen af en ny variant. Nye forskning viser, at enkeltkædede mRNA-vacciner kan give en imponerende beskyttelse på 100% mod den dødelige mpox infektion hos mus. Dette kan være et afgørende skridt i kampen mod smitsomme sygdomme, der har genoptaget deres angreb på folks sundhed.

Samtidig beretter Tyskland om sin første registrerede sag af den nye mpox-variant, som sundhedsmyndighederne lige har bekræftet. Denne variant, der er blevet betragtet som mere smitsom, lover at være en udfordring for sundhedssystemer i Europa, særligt da den allerede er blevet opdaget blandt individer, der har rejst fra højrisiko-lande som den Demokratiske Republik Congo. Myndighederne er i arbejde for at overvåge situationen, og mens risikoen for den brede befolkning vurderes som lav, er der stadig grund til bekymring.

I takt med at mpox-virussen fortsætter med at sprede sig, viser forskningen også, at piger og unge kvinder kan være mere modtagelige for en særligt smitsom subvariant af virusset. Det understreger vigtigheden af ikke blot at registrere og behandle de smittede, men også at implementere oplysningskampagner rettet mod de mest udsatte grupper. Sundhedsmyndighederne opfordrer til, at man holder sig informeret om symptomerne, der inkluderer feber, muskelsmerter og blærer på huden.

Dette smitsomme sygdomsudbrud er ikke blot en lokal bekymring, men et potensielt globalt sundhedstrussel. Som en sjov kendsgerning, vidste du, at mpox-virussen egentlig er nært beslægtet med småkopper? Desuden, mens vi ser på udviklingen af nye mpox varianter, er det værd at bemærke, at vaccineforskningen går hurtigere end nogensinde før, og vi kan forvente at se flere innovative løsninger til at bekæmpe denne udfordring i fremtiden.

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New single-chain mRNA vaccines offer enhanced immunity and ... (News-Medical.net)

Study reveals single-chain mRNA vaccines confer 100% protection against lethal mpox challenge in mice, marking a significant advancement in vaccine ...

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Germany identifies its first case of new mpox variant (Reuters)

Germany has detected its first case of the new mpox variant, the Robert Koch Institute for public health said on Tuesday, adding that it viewed the risk to ...

Germany's disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant (8News)

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's disease control center said Tuesday that a new, more infectious variant of the mpox virus has been detected in Germany for the first ...

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New mpox variant detected in Germany (Voice of America)

Mpox, a viral disease related to smallpox that causes fever, body aches, swollen lymph nodes and a rash that forms into blisters, has two main subtypes -- clade ...

Germany identifies its first case of new mpox variant (StreetInsider.com)

BERLIN (Reuters) -The first case of the new mpox variant has been detected in Germany, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health said on Tuesday, ...

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New Mpox Variant Detected in Germany Amid Rising Global ... (Devdiscourse)

Germany has detected a new, more infectious variant of the mpox virus. The Robert Koch Institute confirmed the individual contracted the virus abroad.

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Germany's disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant (ABC News)

Germany's disease control center says that a new, more infectious variant of the mpox virus has been detected in Germany for the first time.

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Deep in Eastern Congo, a New Mpox Variant Is Attacking Children (The Wall Street Journal)

An earlier strain was concentrated among adult men. Now the virus is moving quickly between children and in many cases it is proving fatal.

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Germany reports first case of new mpox variant (POLITICO.eu)

Germany has reported its first case of the new type of mpox behind the major outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighboring countries.

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Newer mpox strain poses bigger risk to young women, study shows (Medical Xpress)

Girls and young women may be more susceptible to an infectious subvariant of the virus that causes mpox that has spread from the Democratic Republic of ...

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Exploring Medical Trust Among Urban Gay Men During Mpox ... (Physician's Weekly)

The following is a summary of “A qualitative study of Chicago gay men and the Mpox outbreak of 2022 in the context of HIV/AIDS, PrEP, and COVID-19,” ...

mpox new strain: Newer mpox strain poses bigger threat to girls ... (Economic Times)

A new study has revealed that girls and young women may be more susceptible to an infectious subvariant of the virus that causes mpox.

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Germany identifies its first case of clade 1b mpox, becoming fifth ... (ABC News)

An infection with the new mpox variant clade 1b is detected in Germany for the first time. It's the second case of this variant to be reported in Europe ...

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Mpox: New strain of deadly virus found in Germany (Sky News)

Health chiefs said though the risk to the wider population was low, the situation was being watched "very closely" after the carrier of the new clade 1b ...

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New mpox variant detected in Germany: health authority (Medical Xpress)

An infection with the new mpox variant clade 1b has been detected in Germany for the first time, the Robert Koch Institute health authority said on Tuesday.

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First case of new mpox variant discovered in Germany (The Independent)

In the latest development, Germany has now also confirmed its first case, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health said on Tuesday. The institute said ...

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Norway reports two mpox case of clade 2 variant (Reuters)

Two patients in Norway has been diagnosed with the mpox virus of the clade 2 variety, the Oslo municipality said on Tuesday.

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Gatherings in the context of the 2024 mpox outbreak: public health ... (ReliefWeb)

Manual and Guideline in English on World about Health and Epidemic; published on 22 Oct 2024 by WHO.

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Germany reports first mpox case from new clade (CIDRAP)

According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 42,438 reported cases, with 8,113 confirmed as mpox, in Africa in 2024.

Norway reports two mpox case of clade 2 variant (unmc.edu)

Reuters Two patients in Norway has been diagnosed with the mpox virus of the clade 2 variety, the Oslo municipality said on Tuesday.

Germany detects first mpox variant Ib case (unmc.edu)

The strain has been spreading in several African countries for months. Germany's disease control agency, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), announced on Tuesday ...

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Roche CEO says more mpox cases likely to be reported in Europe (Reuters)

The CEO of Roche said more cases of mpox infection have likely occurred in Europe than previously reported and that the group could quickly offer 10 times ...

Roche CEO says more mpox cases likely to be reported in Europe (StreetInsider.com)

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The CEO of Roche said more cases of mpox infection have likely occurred in Europe than previously reported and that the group could ...

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Roche CEO Says More People Have Mpox in Europe Than Has ... (U.S. News & World Report)

By Ludwig Burger. FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The CEO of Roche said he has been informed that more cases of mpox infection have occurred in Europe than previously ...

Two Cases of Mpox reported in Norway - Khaama Press (The Khaama Press News Agency)

The Oslo municipality stated on Tuesday, October 22, that these individuals have been infected with the Clade 2 strain of the Mpox virus. Mpox, commonly known ...

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Mpox: European health authorities say risk to public is low after new ... (Euronews)

The German patient is the second case of a new strain of mpox detected in Europe.

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Mpox Cases in Europe Higher Than Reported, Warns Roche CEO (CEO Today)

The CEO of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, Thomas Schinecker, recently revealed that the number of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases in Europe is ...

Roche Hikes Mpox Tests Production Capacity As Virus Spreads (Barron's)

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Wednesday that it was increasing its capacity to produce diagnostic tests to detect mpox, amid a flare-up of the ...

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