23 minutes agoMonkey Lee: 780 cases in 27 countries
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The World Health Organization (OBSH) reported today that a total of 780 confirmed laboratory cases of monkeypox have been reported in 27 countries where the disease is notal, repeating that its risk is moderate worldwide. This number has certainly been underestimated because of limited epidemiological information and “ka [...]
This number has certainly been underestimated because of limited epidemiological information and “most likely other countries discover cases and a new spread of the virus” occur, O adds. BSH.
Countries where the disease is not wandering and reported mostly are Great Britain (207), Spain (156), Portugal (138), Canada (58) and Germany (57). Cases have also been reported outside Europe and North America, each in Argentina, Australia, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates.
According to WHO, no deaths have been reported in non-resident countries, unlike the wandering ones: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire, and Ghana, where the disease is found only in animals.
In the first seven countries, 66 deaths were reported in the first five months of 2022.
