{"id":25224,"date":"2024-08-23T12:35:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T12:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/?p=25224"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:37:00","slug":"mpox-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/mpox-nieuw\/","title":{"rendered":"New monkeypox variant surfaces in Europe: Here's how to prevent infection!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-25235\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/monkeypox-apenpokken-11-3-1024x602.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/monkeypox-apenpokken-11-3-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/monkeypox-apenpokken-11-3-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/monkeypox-apenpokken-11-3-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/monkeypox-apenpokken-11-3-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/monkeypox-apenpokken-11-3.png 1530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">New mpox variant emerges in Europe: Here's how to prevent infection!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New cases of monkeypox virus (mpox) have recently been detected in several European countries, including Sweden, where a new, worrying variant has been identified for the first time outside Africa. This new strain of the virus, which originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, causes more severe symptoms and appears more contagious than previous variants. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reclassified the virus as an \"international health crisis\", forcing countries to act quickly to contain the outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Netherlands does not currently have a specific vaccine available for travellers going to areas where mpox has been identified. This means that Dutch people travelling to these regions should be extra careful and take additional precautions to avoid infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommendations for travellers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Avoid skin-to-skin contact:<\/strong> This applies especially to contact with people who are ill or have a skin rash similar to the symptoms of mpox. Also avoid sexual contact with people who may be infected, as the virus can spread through skin contact and body fluids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avoid contact with animals, especially rodents:<\/strong> Rodents and other animals can be carriers of the virus. Direct contact with these animals can lead to transmission of the virus to humans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avoid touching contaminated objects:<\/strong> This includes touching bedding, clothing, or other items that have been in contact with an infected person. Also avoid sharing eating utensils, cups, food or drinks with someone who has mpox or may be infected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dutch government has issued these guidelines to minimise the chances of the virus spreading. Although the outbreak remains limited so far, it is important that travellers are aware of the risks and adhere to these precautions to prevent further spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation is being closely monitored by authorities, and cooperation at European level is crucial to prevent a wider outbreak. Despite the worrying rise in the number of cases, health authorities stress that quick and effective measures can help to keep the situation under control. Travellers are therefore strongly advised to take this advice seriously and remain vigilant while staying in high-risk areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>References:<br><\/em>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/health\/public-health-wales-issues-statement-29780100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wales Online<\/a><br>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2024\/08\/monkeypox-virus-what-you-need-to-know-zoonosis-smallpox-public-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Economic Forum<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent zijn er nieuwe gevallen van het apenpokkenvirus (mpox) ontdekt in verschillende Europese landen, waaronder Zweden, waar voor het eerst buiten Afrika een nieuwe, zorgwekkende variant is ge\u00efdentificeerd. Deze nieuwe stam van het virus, die zijn oorsprong vindt in de Democratische Republiek Congo, veroorzaakt ernstigere symptomen en lijkt besmettelijker dan eerdere varianten. De Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie (WHO) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":25235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[106],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nieuws-nl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nieuwe apenpokken-variant duikt op in Europa: Zo voorkom je besmetting! - Vaccinatiepunt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/mpox-new\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nieuwe apenpokken-variant duikt op in Europa: Zo voorkom je besmetting! - Vaccinatiepunt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Recent zijn er nieuwe gevallen van het apenpokkenvirus (mpox) ontdekt in verschillende Europese landen, waaronder Zweden, waar voor het eerst buiten Afrika een nieuwe, zorgwekkende variant is ge\u00efdentificeerd. 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