United Nations (Geneva): The World Health Organization (WHO) says a total of 780 monkeypox-confirmed cases have been reported or identified between May 13 and June 2, according to the World Health Organization. The UN health agency said that while the epidemic was being investigated, most of the reported cases so far have been referred to primary or secondary health care facilities by sexual health or other health services and are mainly involved, but not specifically, men who have sex with men. Does (men) MSM).Also read – The WHO lists 5 main steps to prevent monkeypox transmission
While the West African clade of the virus has been identified from case samples so far, most confirmed cases with a tourist history travel to countries in Europe and North America where the monkeypox virus is endemic, rather than to West or Central Africa. Also read – Cases of monkeypox increase to more than 550, infection does not spread: WHO
“Confirmation of monkeypox is atypical in individuals who have not traveled locally, and even a single case of monkeypox in a non-local country is considered to be outbreak. While most cases are not related to travel from local areas, member states are also reporting fewer cases among Nigerian tourists, as has been seen before, ”he said on Sunday. Also read – The center issues guidelines on monkeypox management, emphasizing the rapid identification of new cases
Local monkeypox countries include Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana (known only to animals), Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone. Benin and South Sudan are import documents in the past. The WHO said the countries currently reporting cases of West African clade are Cameroon and Nigeria.
The sudden and unexpected appearance of monkeypox in some non-native countries indicates that an unknown transmission may occur for some unknown period after the recent amplifier events.
The WHO evaluates the risk globally as moderate as this is the first time that many cases and clusters of monkeypox have been reported simultaneously in a wide variety of non-native and local countries in WHO geographical areas.
The WHO said it continues to receive updates on the situation in local countries. As of June 2, 780 laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported to the WHO under the International Health Regulations (IHR) or identified by the WHO from official public sources in four WHO territories in 27 non-native countries. The news of the May 29 outbreak shows an increase of 523 laboratory-confirmed cases (+ 203%) so far, while a total of 257 cases have been reported.
As of June 2, there have been no deaths associated with the current monkeypox outbreak in non-native countries, however, cases and deaths from local countries continue to be reported.
While the investigation is ongoing, preliminary data from the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assay indicates that the monkeypox virus strains detected in Europe and other non-native areas belong to the West African clade.
Most of the cases were reported from WHO European Region (20 countries). Confirmed cases have also been reported from the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Western Pacific.
In addition to cases reported or identified from non-native countries, the WHO continues to receive updates on established monkeypox outbreaks in local countries in the African region through established surveillance mechanisms (Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response). From January to June 1, 2022, 1408 suspected and 44 confirmed cases were reported from seven local countries, including 66 deaths.
The WHO said it would continue to support the sharing of information about the monkeypox outbreak. Clinical and public health event feedback has been activated in WHO and many member states to coordinate comprehensive case findings, contact tracing, laboratory investigations, clinical management, isolation, and implementation of infection and prevention and control measures.
