JUST IN: Travellers Advised To Consider Mpox Vaccine

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Travelers should consider getting vaccinated against mpox if they will be visiting affected areas in Africa, new advice says.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has updated its recommendations in response to outbreaks of a new strain of the virus. Other continents, including Europe, can expect some cases too, it says.

ECDC says the risk of it spreading everywhere is low, despite the World Health Organization recently declaring the mpox situation a global emergency where the disease, formerly known as monkeypox, can be passed on by close contact with anyone with the infection.

Those who have been vaccinated against mpox in the past might only need one top-uup dose rather than two shots.

Booster vaccine doses are typically recommended every two to 10 years if a person remains at continued risk for exposure. Mpox has killed at least 450 people in the DRC in recent months, linked to a new type or clan called 1b.

Pamela Rendi-Wagner from the ECDC said: “As a result of the rapid spread of this outbreak in Africa, the ECDC has increased the level of risk for the general population in the EU/EEA and travelers to affected areas. Due to the close links between Europe and Africa, we must be prepared for more imported Clade 1 cases.”

Currently, there are no confirmed cases of Clade 1b MPox in the UK, but experts say cases can spread if international action is not taken.

A case of mumps has also been detected in Sweden after a person became infected during a stay in an area of Africa where the disease is spreading.

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