WHO asks countries to increase surveillance for Monkeypox -Breaking
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – An electron microscopic image (EM) shows oval-shaped mature monkeypox virus viruses as well crescents, spherical virions. It was obtained from clinical skin samples of patients who were exposed to the 2003 Prairie Dog outbreak.(Reuters) – Monkeypox has been confirmed in at least 200 cases and 100 suspects outside the country where it is most common, according to a World Health Organization official. He urged countries to intensify surveillance of this infectious disease.
A mild viral infection called monkeypox can be found in Cameroon (Central African Republic), Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and other African countries.
Recent concerns have raised over the spread of this virus in other countries. Although effective treatments and vaccines are currently available, the strain that is currently circulating worldwide has a death rate around 1%.
Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO senior epidemiologist, spoke during an online briefing. She said that cases had been identified in over 20 countries and she expected more.
We expect that more cases will be identified. “We are asking all countries to improve surveillance…This situation is manageable.” While it may be challenging, this is a manageable situation for non-endemic country.
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