However authorities acknowledge the virus
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 4:07 am
Since the outbreak began in May, nearly 30,000 Americans have been reported infected by the virus and 14 have died. Around 81,000 cases have been tallied globally.
An analysis published by the CDC earlier this month predicted the U.S. would see further slowing of infections in most parts of the country. However, the agency cited a handful of factors — including a stalled second dose vaccination campaign — that raise concerns of a resurgence in the future.
At a meeting to the CDC’s outside advisers on emergency response and preparedness earlier this month, officials said they were shifting to a targeted effort to try to extinguish the outbreak.
Only a handful of counties are still reporting more than 15 cases per week. could continue to pose a threat for the foreseeable future.
“We will need to ensconce mpox into the public health buy phone number list framework, and the natural space for a lot of that will be the STI programs in the public health departments, clinics, and then HIV clinics,” said Dr. Jonathan Mermin, the CDC’s monkeypox response incident manager.
“That’s the space where the longer term effort with the population who appears in the current outbreak is at highest risk will be most effective,” added Mermin, who is also the director of the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention within the agency.
The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Saturday, a declaration that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines.
An analysis published by the CDC earlier this month predicted the U.S. would see further slowing of infections in most parts of the country. However, the agency cited a handful of factors — including a stalled second dose vaccination campaign — that raise concerns of a resurgence in the future.
At a meeting to the CDC’s outside advisers on emergency response and preparedness earlier this month, officials said they were shifting to a targeted effort to try to extinguish the outbreak.
Only a handful of counties are still reporting more than 15 cases per week. could continue to pose a threat for the foreseeable future.
“We will need to ensconce mpox into the public health buy phone number list framework, and the natural space for a lot of that will be the STI programs in the public health departments, clinics, and then HIV clinics,” said Dr. Jonathan Mermin, the CDC’s monkeypox response incident manager.
“That’s the space where the longer term effort with the population who appears in the current outbreak is at highest risk will be most effective,” added Mermin, who is also the director of the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention within the agency.
The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Saturday, a declaration that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines.