The World Health Organization (WHO) does not believe an outbreak of monkeypox outside Africa will lead pandemic, and official Monday said adding that remains It is not clear if she is infected people who They do not show symptoms that could transmit the disease.
More than 300 suspected and confirmed cases of Monkeypox, a usually mild disease that spreads through close contact, causes influenza-like Symptoms and characteristic rash have been reported in May, mostly in Europe.
The World Health Organization is studying whether the outbreak should It is rated as “Possible.” public health emergency of international Concern ‘or PHEIC. Such an advertisement, as it has been done for It will benefit covid-19 and ebola help acceleration research and funding to contain the disease.
In response to a question about whether this outbreak of monkeypox has the potential to develop into a pandemic, Rosamund Lewis, technician lead for Monkeypox from the WHO Health Emergencies Program said: “We don’t do that know But we don’t think so.”
“At the moment, we are not concerned of a global pandemic ” added.
strain of virus involved in The disease outbreak is understood kill a small part of infected, but no deaths have been reported so far.
Most cases have been cropped up in instead of Europe in Central and West Africa countries Where the virus is endemic, it is often not associated with travel.
So scientists are looking into what might explain this unusual increase of cases while public Health authorities are suspicious of some degree of community transition. some countries I started giving vaccinations to close contacts of Confirmed cases.
The World Health Organization (WHO) does not believe an outbreak of monkeypox outside Africa will lead pandemic, and official Monday said adding that remains It is not clear if she is infected people who They do not show symptoms that could transmit the disease.
More than 300 suspected and confirmed cases of Monkeypox, a usually mild disease that spreads through close contact, causes influenza-like Symptoms and characteristic rash have been reported in May, mostly in Europe.
The World Health Organization is studying whether the outbreak should It is rated as “Possible.” public health emergency of international Concern ‘or PHEIC. Such an advertisement, as it has been done for It will benefit covid-19 and ebola help acceleration research and funding to contain the disease.
In response to a question about whether this outbreak of monkeypox has the potential to develop into a pandemic, Rosamund Lewis, technician lead for Monkeypox from the WHO Health Emergencies Program said: “We don’t do that know But we don’t think so.”
“At the moment, we are not concerned of a global pandemic ” added.
strain of virus involved in The disease outbreak is understood kill a small part of infected, but no deaths have been reported so far.
Most cases have been cropped up in instead of Europe in Central and West Africa countries Where the virus is endemic, it is often not associated with travel.
So scientists are looking into what might explain this unusual increase of cases while public Health authorities are suspicious of some degree of community transition. some countries I started giving vaccinations to close contacts of Confirmed cases.