Australia's Chief Medical Officer has declared the increasing presence of monkeypox in the country a 'communicable disease incident of national significance'.
Australia's Chief Medical Officer has declared the increasing presence of monkeypox in the country a "communicable disease incident of national significance".The disease causes a rash that turns to lesions filled with fluid or pusThe declaration means the virus now requires national policies, interventions and public messaging, or the deployment of resources to assist any affected jurisdictions.
The move follows the World Health Organization declaring monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern.The lesions look a lot like the blisters you see with chickenpox, but larger. Historically, it has not spread beyond a few cases outside Africa, but the latest data indicates there have been more than 20,000 cases in 71 countries including Australia that have not previously had outbreaks of the disease.
Across Australia there have now been 44 cases, the majority of which have been within returned international travellers.
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