Forwarded by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Forwarded by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
CDC Health Update:
Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Spread to Neighboring Countries
August 07, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health update today to notify clinicians about the occurrence, geographic spread, and sexually associated human-to-human transmission of Clade I Monkeypox virus (MPXV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with spread to neighboring countries. MPXV has two distinct genetic clades, and no cases of clade I mpox have been reported outside central and eastern Africa at this time (a clade is a broad grouping of viruses that has evolved over decades and is a genetic and clinically distinct group). The CDC asks clinicians to be aware of the possibility of Clade I MPXV in travelers who have been in DRC and its neighboring countries (Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania, and South Sudan) in the past 21 days. 
Clinicians should notify their local public health department if they have a patient with mpox-like symptoms and recent travel to DRC or its neighboring countries. Public Health will coordinate MPXV clade-specific testing.
Los Angeles County DPH Acute Communicable Disease Control:
  • Weekdays 8:30 am–5:00 pm: call 213-240-7941.
  • After-hours: call 213-974-1234 and ask for the physician on call.
Long Beach Health and Human Services:
  • Weekdays 8:00 am-5:00 pm: call 562-570-4302.
  • After hours: call the duty officer at 562-500-5537.
Pasadena Public Health Department:
  • Weekdays 8:00 am-5:00 pm: call 626-744-6089.  
  • After hours: call 626-744-6043.
Vaccines (e.g., JYNNEOS, ACAM2000) and other medical countermeasures (e.g., tecovirimat, brincidofovir, and vaccinia immune globulin intravenous) are available and expected to be effective for both Clade I and Clade II MPXV infections. Clinicians should encourage vaccination for patients who are eligible.
Visit the LAC DPH mpox provider hub for local resources related to vaccination, testing, treatment, and reporting.
Click here to read the full CDC Update
You can also view the PDF or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00513.asp
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