Authorities have adopted urgent measures have been taken to early detect and prevent the spread of the virus Due to the threat of penetration of a new strain (Clade 1b) of monkeypox (mpox) in Uzbekistan, the press service of the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health said.
Beds have been prepared and necessary medicines have been stocked up in the country's infectious disease hospitals. A 21-day medical observation is provided for persons who have been in contact with the sick.
Sanitary oversight has been enhanced at border crossing points, including international airports and railway and automobile checkpoints.
Physicians have received additional training in the etiology, clinical picture, epidemiology and prevention of monkeypox. A stock of diagnostic tests for laboratory detection of the virus is being created.
On August 14, the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox epidemic an emergency.
People can become infected with monkeypox through physical contact with an infected person, contaminated objects or infected animals.
Kazakhstan has also enhanced control measures at the border and airports.
