Copenhagen: World Health Organization On Tuesday it said it saw “encouraging” signs that the monkeypox epidemic in Europe was slowing and moving “in the right direction”, calling on countries to double down on efforts.
“There are encouraging early signs of FranceGermany, Portugal, SpainUK and other countries, that the outbreak may be slowing”, WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Klugetold reporters.
“It’s going in the right direction”, he said.
However, “to move towards eradication in our region, we need to intensify our efforts urgently”.
in 53 countries that make WHO Europe area, which includes Russia in other countries Central AsiaMore than 22,000 monkeypox cases have been reported in 43 countries, accounting for more than a third of cases worldwide.
Last week, the WHO reported a 21 percent drop in new cases worldwide after four consecutive weeks of increase.
To eliminate the spread of the virus in Europe, WHO urged countries to continue measures such as surveillance, targeted vaccination, identification of contact cases, and engaging with the male homosexual community, where the virus primarily spread. Used to be.
Cluj cited the example of Portugal, which, “in the absence of a full immunization campaign, managed to halt the escalation through behavior change and engagement with communities”.
“There are encouraging early signs of FranceGermany, Portugal, SpainUK and other countries, that the outbreak may be slowing”, WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Klugetold reporters.
“It’s going in the right direction”, he said.
However, “to move towards eradication in our region, we need to intensify our efforts urgently”.
in 53 countries that make WHO Europe area, which includes Russia in other countries Central AsiaMore than 22,000 monkeypox cases have been reported in 43 countries, accounting for more than a third of cases worldwide.
Last week, the WHO reported a 21 percent drop in new cases worldwide after four consecutive weeks of increase.
To eliminate the spread of the virus in Europe, WHO urged countries to continue measures such as surveillance, targeted vaccination, identification of contact cases, and engaging with the male homosexual community, where the virus primarily spread. Used to be.
Cluj cited the example of Portugal, which, “in the absence of a full immunization campaign, managed to halt the escalation through behavior change and engagement with communities”.