Condoms soon to be recommended after monkeypox infection

To combat the spread of monkeypox, a rather drastic health recommendation could soon be given.

The High Authority for Health (HAS) could advise wearing a condom for several weeks after an infection.

This health recommendation was mentioned in a document written by the HAS, reports

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"It [y] is said to use a condom for eight weeks after the end of the period of contagiousness, that is to say when the scabs have fallen off", explains Professor Yazdan Yazdanpanah, director of the National Agency research on AIDS and emerging infectious diseases.

Maximum precautions

Already reviewed by this expert, these documents will now be examined by the HAS board before being made public.

This recommendation is therefore not yet official but could become so soon.

This would be part of a "global prevention approach" advocated by the Director General of Health Jérôme Salomon.

Most of the transmission of monkeypox "takes place during sexual intercourse, mainly through contact, and not only in semen", recalls Yazdan Yazdanpanah.

The condom cannot therefore provide total protection against infection but can limit the risks.

How long a person with monkeypox can be infectious is still debated, but this recommendation could prevent transmission in many people.

In the United Kingdom, the use of condoms is already recommended for people who have been infected for twelve weeks after the end of the period of contagiousness.

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