London: More than 6,000 cases monkeypox The WHO has said that the current outbreak has now been reported from 58 countries. The UN agency will reconvene a meeting of the committee that recommends declaring the outbreak a global health emergency, the WHO’s highest level of alert, on or before July 18, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference. Said to. Geneva,
At its last meeting on 27 June, the committee decided that the outbreak, which has seen cases rise in African countries where it commonly spreads and globally, was not yet a health emergency. “I am concerned about the scale and spread of the virus around the world,” Tedros said, adding that the lack of testing meant that many more cases were likely to go unreported. About 80% of the cases are in Europe, he said. “Testing remains a challenge and it is highly likely that a large number of cases are not being taken up.” According to the WHO, most monkeypox infections so far have been observed in men who have sex with men, at younger ages and mainly in urban areas.
Monkeypox, a typically mild viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms and skin sores, has been spreading around the world since May. death rate in previous outbreaks in Africa has been around 1%, but so far the outbreak appears to be less fatal in non-endemic countries.
At its last meeting on 27 June, the committee decided that the outbreak, which has seen cases rise in African countries where it commonly spreads and globally, was not yet a health emergency. “I am concerned about the scale and spread of the virus around the world,” Tedros said, adding that the lack of testing meant that many more cases were likely to go unreported. About 80% of the cases are in Europe, he said. “Testing remains a challenge and it is highly likely that a large number of cases are not being taken up.” According to the WHO, most monkeypox infections so far have been observed in men who have sex with men, at younger ages and mainly in urban areas.
Monkeypox, a typically mild viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms and skin sores, has been spreading around the world since May. death rate in previous outbreaks in Africa has been around 1%, but so far the outbreak appears to be less fatal in non-endemic countries.