789 - Why The Mpox Crisis Spreading Across Africa Is A Global Concern
Public Health On Call
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
4.6 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
About this episode:
A concerning and deadly outbreak of mpox is spreading across central Africa and the world's response has been lackluster. In this episode: an overview of the virus and a brief history of mpox outbreaks, a breakdown of the different clades, and why this particular epidemic is so concerning—not just for the regions impacted but for the rest of the world.
Guest:
Dr. Chris Beyrer is the director of the Duke Global Health Institute and an epidemiologist who has worked on the front lines of infectious diseases like HIV and human rights issues across Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe for more than 30 years.
Host:
Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:
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How the hard lessons of the AIDS crisis are reshaping the response to the monkeypox outbreak—STAT News
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Bonus Episode: A Conversation With an Mpox Patient—Public Health On Call Archive
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Ep 500: How Did Mpox Become a Public Health Crisis?—Public Health On Call Archive
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| 1:04.0 | Today, an update on MPox and a deadly outbreak that's spreading across Africa. |
| 1:10.0 | Stephanie Desmond talks to Dr. Chris |
| 1:12.2 | Beir, director of the Duke Global Health Institute, about what is becoming an epidemic of international |
| 1:18.2 | concern. They discuss the origins of M-Pox, surveillance, treatment, and vaccines, and what needs |
| 1:24.4 | to be done now to contain the spread. Just to note that after this conversation was recorded, |
| 1:29.9 | the WHO has called for a panel of experts to assess if the outbreak constitutes a global health emergency. |
| 1:37.0 | Let's listen. |
| 1:39.3 | Chris Byer, thanks so much for joining me again. |
| 1:42.5 | Wonderful to be with you, Stephanie. |
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