The Institute of Public Health (FHI) confirms that one case of smallpox has been discovered in Oslo. Now there are two people who are infected in the capital. – Infection tracing will investigate any connection with the cases, says Preben Aavitsland at FHI to news. FHI supports the municipality in handling the outbreak, which is of type ll. It was the type of virus that caused a major outbreak, particularly in Europe and North America, in 2022. Smallpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is an infectious viral disease that belongs to the same family as smallpox. The pink in the picture shows the virus particles from the m-cup virus, while the yellow shows a cell that has been infected by the virus. Image from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Photo: NIAID / Reuters Wants to remove property for vaccine According to Oslo municipality, the case in Oslo is not the same type of virus that was in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023. – The confirmed case is of Type II, which is the same type that has circulated after a worldwide outbreak outbreak in 2022, says Fredrik Rønning Iversen, chief infectious disease doctor in the municipality. Rolf Martin Angeltvedt, day-to-day leader of the Health Committee. am not surprised that m-cups are showing up again. – It is about the high incidence of other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men, especially in Oslo. Rolf Martin Angeltvedt, day-to-day leader of the Health Committee, a group that works on health promotion and disease prevention measures for men who have sex with men and women who have sex with women. Photo: The Angeltvedt Health Committee wants the authorities to remove the property of around NOK 300 to get vaccinated against smallpox. Angeltvedt points out that it is those with the most resources, with the least risk behaviour, who vaccinate, while those with fewer resources and who take more risks do not prioritize it. – We want the property to be removed in the same way as for HIV, gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted infections. WHO: An international public health crisis The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said that the disease is on its way to becoming an international public health crisis. Recently, the virus has been detected in several European countries. WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo: Christopher Black / Reuters Typical symptoms include fever, rash, headache, muscle pain and swollen lymph nodes. Infection between people occurs through close contact, either through skin-to-skin contact or by sharing contaminated objects. According to FHI, there have been 109 cases of the virus in Norway since 2022. – All the 109 cases since 2022 in Norway were directly or indirectly part of the outbreak among men who have sex with men. There is still an individual case in this group, so far this year there have been five cases, says Aavitsland. Preben Aavitsland at FHI. Photo: Asbjørn Odd Berge / news This means that so far this year, five cases of the virus have been detected in the group of men who have sex with men. Aavitsland, who is specialist director for monitoring at FHI, adds that in this group, in addition to sex workers, health personnel who in their work come into contact with the virus are offered vaccination against the virus. Vestre: Norway is prepared against smallpox Minister of Health and Care Jan Christian Vestre (Ap) has previously stated that Norway has good preparedness against smallpox. – Norway has very good health preparedness and a health service that is well equipped to treat mpox infection. We also have good access to vaccines, Vestre said in a press release. Minister of Health and Care Jan Christian Vestre (Ap). Photo: ISMAIL BURAK AKKAN / news A few days before Vestre’s statement, the European Infection Control Agency (ECDC) had raised the risk level for smallpox from low to moderate, as part of their precautions against further spread in Europe. Published 22.10.2024, at 13.55 Updated 22.10.2024, at 18.09
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Two cases of smallpox in Oslo – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
