Experts don't foresee mpox becoming a major issue here as it does not spread as easily as Covid-19, among other things.
Mpox is currently rampant in the Democratic Republic of Congo , where it has infected 16,700 people and killed 570 in 2024.declaring this viral disease a public health emergency
HIV also emerged from Africa. Because it was left unchecked in the early years, today there are more than 40 million people around the world with this disease.“HIV/Aids is a chronic infection with a long incubation period. Before treatments were available, it was almost universally lethal,” said Professor Dale Fisher, a senior infectious diseases expert at the National University Hospital.With Singapore’s limited connections to Africa, the immediate risk here is low, Prof Fisher added.
And it is the second time mpox has been declared a PHEIC. The first time was in July 2022, and the emergency was lifted in May 2023 when cases started to decline globally. Prof Hsu said: “While whether and when to declare a PHEIC is almost always contentious, it is clear that this earlier declaration might secure resources and support that could help prevent a pandemic on the same scale as 2022-2023.”
Her colleague, Dr Akira Endo, pointed out that the new clade has infected a larger proportion of young children in the DRC. He said: “This suggests a potentially larger role of non-sexual transmission than the previously globally circulating virus – through household contact, for example.”
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