To date, 27 non-endemic countries have reported at least 780 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox to the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Health Organization said on Sunday (June 5th). The UN health agency said it was “very likely” that other countries would identify cases and that the virus would spread further. However, the WHO maintained that the overall level of risk was moderate.
Global concerns have been raised about the recent rise in rare monkeypox infections in different parts of the world. Smallpox is a viral infection that is most common in West and Central Africa.
The spread is very worrying because there are multiple cases and outbreaks mainly in West and Central Africa. From time to time it spreads to other places.
According to the WHO, the figure of 780, for the cases from May 13 to Thursday, was probably an underestimation due to the limited epidemiological and laboratory information.
Most cases of monkeypox have been reported in European countries. The WHO listed the non-endemic countries with the highest number of cases, such as Great Britain (207), Spain (156), Portugal (138), Canada (58) and Germany (57).
In addition to the countries mentioned, cases have also been reported in Argentina, Australia, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
The WHO said: “It is very likely that other countries will identify cases and there will be a further spread of the virus.”
The WHO said: “Some countries report that new generations of cases no longer appear only among known contacts of previously confirmed cases, suggesting that transmission chains are being lost due to undetected circulation of the virus.” .
“While the current risk to human health and the general public remains low, the risk to public health could be high if the virus seizes the opportunity to establish itself in non-endemic countries. like a widespread human pathogen, “he added.
“The WHO rates global risk as moderate, given that this is the first time many cases and groups of monkeypox have been reported simultaneously in non-endemic and endemic countries.” added more.
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