PETALING JAYA: Healthcare professionals should learn from the lessons of Covid-19 in managing monkeypox, say experts, urging Malaysians not to overreact to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) announcement of the outbreak as a global health emergency.
Calling for stricter surveillance of travellers entering the country, they also want public education and awareness of the disease, which has so far killed five people out of over 16,000 infections in 70 nations.
There is no cure for monkeypox, but certain anti-viral treatments are effective. Two vaccines originally developed for smallpox can help prevent infections but these are not widely available as the deadly disease has been declared eradicated since 1980. “Full monitoring and continuous surveillance of health risk behaviour patterns and data on current infections – locally or in nearby countries – should be in place.
“It would be great if we could allocate some of our health budget to reserve a certain number of vaccines for monkeypox – just in case the situation worsens in the future,” she said. “Bed linen and towels that are cleaned properly and washed adequately with water and specific detergent do not impose any risk for the transmission of monkeypox.
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