美國加州確認該國首例猴痘死亡病例
資料來源：卡羅琳 .克里斯特 / 2022 年 9 月 13 日 / Medscape / 財團法人台灣紅絲帶基金會編譯
根據衛生官員的新聞稿，美國首例因猴痘而死亡的人是住在加利福尼亞州洛杉磯縣的人。
洛杉磯公共衛生部周一證實了這起死亡事件，並表示疾病預防控制中心也對其進行了核實。該人已住院，免疫系統非常弱。
聲明說，免疫系統較弱並懷疑自己可能患有猴痘的人應儘早就醫，並在患病期間繼續接受醫生的護理。
猴痘導致的死亡極為罕見，但它們可能發生在嬰兒、孕婦和免疫系統較弱的人等弱勢群體中。上個月，德克薩斯州哈里斯縣的一名居民感染了猴痘，免疫系統較弱，但官員沒有證實該病毒是否與該人的死亡有關。
根據 CDC 的最新數據，今年全球已確認 18 例猴痘死亡，其中不包括美國的死亡人數。 103 個國家報告了近 58,000 例猴痘病例。
根據疾病預防控制中心的最新數據，美國報告的病例數量是迄今為止最多的，有近 22,000 例猴痘病例，其次是西班牙和巴西的 6,000 多例。
在美國，加利福尼亞州報告了 4,300 多例病例，其次是紐約州 3,600 例和佛羅里達州 2,200 例。根據最新數據，在洛杉磯縣，超過 1,800 人的猴痘檢測呈陽性。
最近幾週，公共衛生官員指出，猴痘病例的趨勢似乎趨於平穩並緩慢下降。在美國，芝加哥、紐約和舊金山等主要城市已經開始報告新增病例減少。
「我們繼續看到歐洲呈下降趨勢」，世界衛生組織總幹事譚德塞在上週的新聞發布會上說。
他說：「如果向下趨勢打開了自滿之門，它可能是最危險的時期」。「世衛組織繼續建議所有國家堅持對公共衛生進行量身定制的組合措施針對檢測、研究和當有疫苗時目標性地疫苗接種」。
First US Monkeypox Death Confirmed in California
Carolyn Crist / September 13, 2022 / Medscape
The first death due to monkeypox in the US was confirmed in a person who lived in Los Angeles County, California, according to a news release from health officials.
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health confirmed the death on Monday and said the CDC verified it as well. The person had been hospitalized and had a very weak immune system.
People who have weak immune systems and suspect they may have monkeypox should seek medical care early and remain under the care of a doctor during their illness, the statement said.
Deaths from monkeypox are extremely rare, but they can occur among vulnerable groups such as babies, pregnant women, and those with weak immune systems. Last month, a resident in Harris County, Texas, who contracted monkeypox and had a weak immune system died, but officials didn’t confirm whether the virus played a role in the person’s death.
Worldwide, 18 monkeypox deaths have been confirmed this year, according to the latest CDC data, which doesn’t include the US death. Nearly 58,000 monkeypox cases have been reported in 103 countries.
The US has reported the highest number of cases by far, with nearly 22,000 monkeypox cases, according to the latest CDC data, followed by more than 6,000 cases in Spain and in Brazil.
Within in the US, more than 4,300 cases have been reported in California, followed by 3,600 in New York and 2,200 in Florida. In Los Angeles County, more than 1,800 people have tested positive for monkeypox, according to the latest data.
In recent weeks, public health officials have noted that the trends in monkeypox cases appear to be plateauing and slowly declining. In the US, major cities such as Chicago, New York, and San Francisco have begun to report a decrease in new cases.
“We’re continuing to see a downward trend in Europe,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said during a news briefing last week.
“A downward trend can be the most dangerous time if it opens the door to complacency,” he said. “WHO continues to recommend that all countries persist with a tailored combination of public health measures, testing, research, and target vaccination where vaccines are available.”
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