Public Health action taken by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia, Ministry of Health and partners are: Mobilized communities and gave preventive messages on monkey pox Added Monkey pox to the Intergraded Disease Surveillance Response (IDSR) list of immediately reported diseases Engaged Communities to report any skin disease or strange illness, especially those that looks like chicken pox Health Education and distribution of community case definitions of Monkey pox Training health care workers in Surveillance , case management and prevention of monkey pox There are number of measures that can be taken to prevent infection with monkey pox virus: Avoid contact with animals that could harbor the virus (including animals that are sick or that have been found dead in areas where monkey pox occurs). ... Isolate infected patients from others who could be at risk for infection.
Public Health action taken by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia, Ministry of Health and partners are: Mobilized communities and gave preventive messages on monkey pox Added Monkey pox to the Intergraded Disease Surveillance Response (IDSR) list of immediately reported diseases Engaged Communities to report any skin disease or strange illness, especially those that looks like chicken pox Health Education and distribution of community case definitions of Monkey pox Training health care workers in Surveillance , case management and prevention of monkey pox There are number of measures that can be taken to prevent infection with monkey pox virus: Avoid contact with animals that could harbor the virus (including animals that are sick or that have been found dead in areas where monkey pox occurs). ... Isolate infected patients from others who could be at risk for infection.