Posts Tagged ‘monkeypox virus’
Monkeypox and the need to focus on environmental hygiene
We discuss a recent study published in Eurosurveillance, examining the contamination of hospital rooms used to care for patients with Monkeypox infection. Interestingly, all surfaces directly touched by patients were positive. Three of the surfaces were also contaminated with virus that could be cultured. Overall, 29/36 (80%) samples were contaminated in at least one of the two patient rooms tested, with a concertation…
Read MoreMonkeypox & household environmental surface survival
Clinical Director Karen Wares, discusses a study assessing the viability and viral load of monkeypox virus on surface contamination of household objects. Read on to find out, where the study was carried out, how touchpoints were sampled and what the results indicated. Viability & viral load of monkeypox virus A recent study conducted by the United States Centers for Disease Control…
Read MoreMonkeypox declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)
Our Clinical Directors, Karen Wares and Yvonne Carter, discuss why monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). On the 23rd July the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared a PHEIC status for monkeypox. Even though the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee did not reach a…
Read MoreMonkeypox: an update from GAMA Healthcare’s Clinical team
With the World Health Organisation looking to rename monkeypox virus next week, GAMA’s Clinical & Scientific Director shares an update on what we know about the virus so far. What’s the latest epidemiology of the outbreak? The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has recently published an epidemiological summary of the monkeypox outbreak in the UK. The latest…
Read MoreCan Clinell products kill monkeypox virus?
Today on the blog we share the latest information about monkeypox virus and discuss how effective Clinell products are at killing it. What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a viral infection caused by an enveloped virus which belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. Are Clinell wipes effective against monkeypox? Although the role of surfaces in the transmission of the…
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