The at least one antiviral drug may be effective against simian pox; more research is needed, according to The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
According to scientists tekowirymat – an agent used to treat smallpox – maybe shorten the duration of the symptoms of monkey pox and the time when the infected can transmit the virus. Experts pointed out that it is necessary to further study the effectiveness of the drug, noting that another – brincidofovir – is much less effective in treating an infectious disease originating in Africa.
Tecovirimate is not yet widely available; the oral formulation is present in the United States, Canada and Europe where it is used to treat smallpox. Only the European authorization covers the treatment of monkey pox.
Monkey pox is a rare zoonotic viral disease that usually occurs in West and Central Africa. Symptoms include fever, headache, and a skin rash that begins on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.. Symptoms – according to the World Health Organization (WHO) – usually disappear after two or three weeks. Mortality from infection with the virus is about 1 percent.
Cases of infection with the monkey pox virus have recently been recorded, inter alia, in in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovenia, USA, Canada and United Arab Emirates.
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