The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed 780 cases monkey flower or monkeypox in 27 countries of the world where this disease is not endemicin his final assessment of the health crisis, which he announced in the middle of last month.
“From 13 May to 2 June 2022, 780 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported to WHO or identified by the agency,” the organization explains.
Situation in countries with the disease, –Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone – Since January 1, 1,408 suspected cases, 44 of which have been confirmed, and 66 deaths have been recorded, the vast majority (58) in the DRC..
This is how WHO understands the situation: “moderate” risk This is the first time that multiple cases and clusters of monkeypox have been reported simultaneously in non-endemic and endemic countries from very different geographic regions.”
UN agency, so farThere were no associated deaths in the current monkeypox epidemic in non-endemic countrieshowever, cases and deaths continue to be reported in the countries where it is located.
WHO states that the non-endemic countries with the highest number of cases are the United Kingdom with 207, followed by Spain (156) and Portugal (138).
Monkeypox is a rare zoonotic disease.that is, it is contagious between animals and humans, with symptoms such as fever, headache and muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes, chills, fatigue, as well as rashes on the hands and face, similar to traditional smallpox although less serious.
According to WHO, the death rate has varied in different outbreaks, but was less than 10 percent in documented events.