WHO says monkeypox poses ‘moderate’ risk to public health

The World Health Organization (WHO) released an update on Sunday regarding the emergence of cases of monkeypox worldwide, rating it as a “moderate” health risk.

The organization said in an update Sunday that it had confirmed 257 cases worldwide, in addition to 120 suspected cases as of May 26. There were no deaths related to the epidemic. According to the WHO update, “in the majority of reported cases, connections have still not been made to travel to endemic areas and contact primary health care or sexual health services.”

“The early epidemiology of the first cases reported to WHO countries shows that cases were primarily reported in men who have had sex with men (MSM).” two compliments. in Europe.

“Currently, the overall public health risk at the global level is assessed as moderate, as this is the first time monkeypox cases and outbreaks have been reported simultaneously in WHO’s dispersed geographic regions, and no one knows the epidemiological links to those that have not. Endemic countries in western or central Africa. ” estimates WHO confirming that cases were “mainly reported to MSM”.

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“Furthermore, the sudden appearance and wide geographic scope of many sporadic cases indicates that widespread human-to-human transmission is already occurring and that the virus may be circulating for weeks or longer without being detected,” the agency added.

According to the World Health Organization, the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland reported the highest number of cases among all non-endemic countries. -106. Portugal reported 49, Canada 26, Spain 20, the Netherlands 12 and the USA 10. Numbers in other non-endemic countries are in the single digits.

However, despite WHO analysis, reports released over the weekend specified The number of monkeypox victims in the United States exceeds ten. There are 14 cases in the US—three in California, two each in Colorado, Florida, New York, and Utah, and one each in Massachusetts, Virginia, and Washington, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) monitor.