প্রকাশ: 30/05/2022
The World Health
Organization said on Sunday that monkey pox constitutes a "moderate
risk" to overall public health at global level after cases were reported
in countries where the disease is not typically found.
"The public health risk could become high if this virus
exploits the opportunity to establish itself as a human pathogen and spreads to
groups at higher risk of severe disease such as young children and
immunosuppressed persons," WHO said.
As of May 26, a total of 257 confirmed cases and 120 suspected
cases have been reported from 23 member states that are not endemic for the
virus, the health agency said in a statement. There has been no reported
fatalities so far.
WHO also said that the sudden appearance of monkeypox at
once in several non-endemic countries suggests undetected transmission for some
time and recent amplifying events.
The agency added that it expects more cases to be reported
as surveillance in endemic and non-endemic countries expands.
Monkeypox is an infectious disease that is usually mild, and
is endemic in parts of west and central Africa. It is spread by close contact,
so it can be relatively easily contained through measures such as
self-isolation and hygiene.
Most of the cases reported so far have been detected in the
UK, Spain and Portugal.
"The vast majority of reported cases so far have no
established travel links to an endemic area and have presented through primary
care or sexual health services," the UN agency said.
- Reuters
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