প্রকাশ: 26/05/2022
The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide has reached 219
outside of countries where it is endemic, according to an update released by
the European Union's disease agency.
More than
a dozen countries where monkeypox is unusual, mostly in Europe, have reported
at least one confirmed case, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and
Control (ECDC) said in an epidemiological note released Wednesday night.
"This
is the first time that chains of transmission are reported in Europe without
known epidemiological links to West or Central Africa, where this disease is
endemic," the note said.
It added
that most of the cases were detected in young men, self-identifying as men who
have sex with men.
The United
Kingdom -- where monkeypox's unusual appearance was first detected in early May
-- currently has the largest bulk of confirmed cases, 71.
It is
followed by Spain with 51 cases and Portugal, with 37.
Outside of Europe, Canada has 15 and the United States has nine.
The total
number of cases reported Wednesday has increased fivefold since its first count
on May 20, when the EU agency said there were 38 cases.
Contagion risk is "very low", the ECDC said earlier this week, but
warned that people who have had multiple sexual partners -- regardless of
sexual orientation -- are more at risk.
"The
clinical presentation is generally described to be mild," it said, adding
that there have been no deaths.
Monkeypox
-- a less severe disease compared to its cousin smallpox -- is endemic in 11
countries in West and Central Africa.
It spreads
by a bite or direct contact with an infected animal's blood, meat or bodily
fluids, and initial symptoms include a high fever before quickly developing
into a rash.
People infected with it also get a chickenpox-like rash on their hands and
faces.
No
treatment exists but the symptoms usually clear up after two to four weeks, and
it is not usually fatal.
Maria Van
Kerkhove, the emerging disease lead for the World Health Organization, said
Monday that monkeypox is a "containable situation".
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