Monkeypox--leveling off

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Another sign of hope is that Monkeypox appears to be far less lethal, as there have only been 5 deaths globally WHO Chief: 18,000 Monkeypox Cases Worldwide

Yes, this strain is not as lethal. There is another strain that is more lethal, and in that regard we were lucky.

Also, some of the deaths previously were perhaps due to less capable supportive care in endemic countries.

However, unlike COVID, Monkeypox has historically been more severe in children. To date few children have contracted it. Let's hope it stays that way.

 

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Monkeypox: WHO chief advises men who have sex with men to reduce partners to limit exposure to virus - CNN

The vast majority of cases in the growing monkeypox outbreak are among men who have sex with men, according to the World Health Organization. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus advised members of this community Wednesday to limit their exposure to the virus by reducing their number of sex partners and reconsidering sex with new partners.
"This is an outbreak that can be stopped if countries, communities and individuals inform themselves, take the risk seriously and take the steps needed to stop transmission and protect vulnerable groups. The best way to do that is to reduce the risk of exposure. That means making safe choices for yourself and others.
"For men who have sex with men, this includes, for the moment, reducing your number of sexual partners, reconsidering sex with new partners and exchanging contact details with any new partners to enable followup, if needed," Tedros said at a briefing.


https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/27/mon...n-limit-sexual-partners-to-reduce-spread.html

The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended that gay and bisexual men limit their number of sexual partners to protect themselves from monkeypox and help slow transmission of the rapidly spreading virus.

The WHO’s monkeypox expert, Rosamund Lewis, said men who have sex with men are the group at the highest risk of infection right now. About 99% of cases are among men, and at least 95% of those patients are men who have sex with men, Lewis said.

 

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Data as of July 28

United States 4630
Spain 3738
Germany 2540
United Kingdom 2437
France 1829
Brazil 978
Netherlands 878
Canada 744
Portugal 633
Italy 426
Belgium 393
Switzerland 264
Peru 251
Israel 133
Democratic Republic of Congo 107
Austria 99
Nigeria 86
Ireland 85
Sweden 85
Denmark 76
Mexico 60
Poland 53
Norway 51
Chile 45
Australia 44
Hungary 37
Ghana 34
Slovenia 33
Greece 32
Argentina 20
Romania 20
Luxembourg 19
Finland 17
Malta 17
Czechia 16
United Arab Emirates 16
Puerto Rico 13
Colombia 12
Singapore 11
Croatia 10
Serbia 10
Iceland 9
Estonia 5
Bulgaria 4
India 4
Lebanon 4
Andorra 3
Benin 3
Cameroon 3
Costa Rica 3
Dominican Republic 3
Ecuador 3
Latvia 3
Saudi Arabia 3
Slovakia 3
South Africa 3
Central African Republic 2
China 2
Jamaica 2
Japan 2
New Zealand 2
Qatar 2
Taiwan 2
Thailand 2
Barbados 1
Bermuda 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Georgia 1
Guadeloupe 1
Martinique 1
Morocco 1
New Caledonia 1
Panama 1
Russia 1
South Korea 1
Turkey 1
Venezuela 1

World 21,067

With these latest numbers I think the US is now firmly in the lead going forward. Spain still leads considerably in cases per million, however.

 

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Data as of July 29

New York 1345
California 799
Illinois 419
Florida 373
Texas 351
Georgia 351
District Of Columbia 218
Pennsylvania 125
Washington 120
New Jersey 118
Maryland 117
Massachusetts 116
Virginia 76
Oregon 58
North Carolina 53
Colorado 53
Arizona 50
Indiana 49
Louisiana 38
Minnesota 33
Connecticut 33
Michigan 28
Utah 27
Tennessee 26
Ohio 23
Rhode Island 19
South Carolina 16
Alabama 16
Puerto Rico 14
Nevada 14
Wisconsin 13
Nebraska 10
Iowa 10
Hawaii 10
Oklahoma 9
New Hampshire 9
Missouri 9
Kentucky 8
New Mexico 7
Idaho 4
Delaware 4
Arkansas 4
West Virginia 3
Mississippi 3
South Dakota 1
North Dakota 1
Maine 1
Kansas 1
Alaska 1

Total 5,186

 

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Monkeypox: First deaths outside Africa in Brazil and Spain

A 41-year-old man in Brazil became the first fatality from the virus outside Africa. Spain announced two deaths soon afterwards - the first in Europe.

On Friday Brazil's health ministry said the victim there had suffered from lymphoma and a weakened immune system, and "comorbidities aggravated his condition".

Shortly afterwards, Spain's health ministry confirmed Europe's first death from the virus - a patient who suffered from encephalitis.

The health ministry said that of 3,750 monkeypox patients with available information, 120 or 3.2% had been hospitalised.

 

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Gov Newsom declares a state of emergency in California over monkeypox outbreak

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a state of emergency in California over the spread of the monkeypox virus in order to “bolster the state’s vaccination efforts.”

The proclamation makes it easier for the state to coordinate its response to the outbreak by ordering all state agencies to follow the direction of the Office of Emergency Services and the California Department of Public Health. The order also boosts vaccination efforts by allowing EMS workers to administer vaccines, which remain in short supply.

 

[tall73]

A new stat is being tracked by OurWorldInData, and unfortunately it went up quickly after the first three deaths.

Data as of August 1

Deaths:

Brazil 1
Ghana 1
India 1
Nigeria 3
Peru 1
Spain 2

World 9

 

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Data as of August 1

United States 5176
Spain 4300
Germany 2677
United Kingdom 2474
France 1957
Brazil 1370
Netherlands 925
Canada 803
Portugal 633
Italy 479
Belgium 393
Peru 306
Switzerland 272
Israel 146
Austria 132
Nigeria 118
Democratic Republic of Congo 107
Denmark 99
Ireland 85
Sweden 85
Mexico 64
Chile 55
Norway 55
Poland 53
Australia 45
Hungary 37
Ghana 35
Slovenia 35
Greece 32
Argentina 23
Luxembourg 23
Puerto Rico 21
Romania 21
Czechia 20
Finland 17
Malta 17
United Arab Emirates 16
Colombia 15
Croatia 11
Singapore 11
Serbia 10
Iceland 9
Estonia 8
Slovakia 6
India 5
Bulgaria 4
Lebanon 4
Andorra 3
Benin 3
Cameroon 3
Costa Rica 3
Dominican Republic 3
Ecuador 3
Latvia 3
Saudi Arabia 3
South Africa 3
Central African Republic 2
China 2
Jamaica 2
Japan 2
New Zealand 2
Qatar 2
Taiwan 2
Thailand 2
Barbados 1
Bermuda 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Georgia 1
Montenegro 1
Morocco 1
New Caledonia 1
Panama 1
Philippines 1
Russia 1
South Korea 1
Sudan 1
Turkey 1
Uruguay 1
Venezuela 1

Total: 23,247

 

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Data as of August 2

New York 1617
California 826
Illinois 533
Texas 485
Florida 480
Georgia 455
District Of Columbia 248
Pennsylvania 170
New Jersey 155
Maryland 149
Massachusetts 134
Washington 123
Virginia 105
Arizona 80
Oregon 74
North Carolina 69
Indiana 58
Louisiana 56
Colorado 53
Connecticut 39
Minnesota 38
Utah 37
Tennessee 37
Michigan 34
Ohio 30
Nevada 25
Rhode Island 24
South Carolina 23
Wisconsin 19
Puerto Rico 19
Alabama 19
New Hampshire 13
Oklahoma 10
New Mexico 10
Nebraska 10
Missouri 10
Iowa 10
Hawaii 10
Kentucky 8
Idaho 5
Delaware 5
Arkansas 5
Mississippi 4
West Virginia 3
Vermont 1
South Dakota 1
North Dakota 1
Maine 1
Kansas 1
Alaska 1

Total: 6,323

 

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Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency

The Biden administration on Thursday announced it is declaring monkeypox a public health emergency, a move intended to speed up the distribution of the vaccines and expand testing as the outbreak continues to spread.

 

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Total cases:

Relative to population:

 

[Leaviathan]

The horndog bi and gay men need to give it a break.

 

[tall73]

OurWorldInData has started to list the date for the data in each country. It makes it a bit harder to paste lists, but perhaps gives a better idea of how things lag in some areas.

 

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[Ponderous Curmudgeon]

View attachment 319660

Yes we are stupid here in the US, can you change to a log plot so we can see if any progress is being made?

 

[tall73]

Yes we are stupid here in the US, can you change to a log plot so we can see if any progress is being made?

Part of it is a function of greater population, when looked at per million Spain stands out more. But our trajectory seems worse.

Here is the log plot:

 

[Ponderous Curmudgeon]

Part of it is a function of greater population, when looked at per million Spain stands out more. But our trajectory seems worse.

Here is the log plot:

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Well percentage of the population would be nice for other reasons but your plot demonstrates well that the world and the European countries are attacking the problem but the US is still growing at aa simple exponential rate indicating that we have not done anything significant yet.

 

[tall73]

Well percentage of the population would be nice for other reasons but your plot demonstrates well that the world and the European countries are attacking the problem but the US is still growing at aa simple exponential rate indicating that we have not done anything significant yet.

Yes, and we are starting to catch up even when looking at a per capita basis: