On June 5 local time, the World Health Organization (who) said that at present, 780 confirmed cases have been found in 27 non monkeypox endemic countries around the world. The who said it maintained its previous assessment that monkeypox posed a "medium risk" to global public health. The BBC reported on June 6 that as of June 2, 780 confirmed cases of monkeypox had been reported worldwide.
Who said that due to limited epidemiological and laboratory information, the number of confirmed monkeypox cases worldwide in the past three weeks "may be underestimated". In addition, who has maintained its recent assessment that monkeypox virus poses a "medium risk" to global public health.
According to the who, there are currently 27 monkeypox cases in non monkeypox endemic countries, and it is expected that relevant cases will continue to be found in these countries. Who listed the countries that reported the most monkeypox cases, including the United Kingdom (207 cases), Spain (156 cases) and Portugal (138 cases). In addition, Argentina, Australia, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates have also reported individual cases.
Reported that patients infected with monkeypox often have mild symptoms. However, this is the first time monkeypox has been widely spread outside central and West Africa. Who stressed that some countries reported that the new cases currently emerging were not known contacts of previously confirmed cases, which means that the virus or community transmission may exist. "Other countries are very likely to have monkeypox cases, and the virus may spread further." Who pointed out that although monkeypox currently poses a low risk to global public health and human health, if monkeypox continues to spread widely in non endemic countries, the global public health risk "may become higher". At present, no death cases of monkeypox have been reported. According to the who, some of the confirmed monkeypox cases are men who have sex with men. There is no evidence that monkeypox can be sexually transmitted, but the virus can be transmitted through close contact.
Reported that monkeypox virus is not easy to spread from person to person, but close contact with patients may also be infected. The initial symptoms of monkeypox infection in humans include fever, headache, muscle soreness, back pain, swollen lymph nodes, etc. later, it can develop into a large-scale skin rash on the face and body. Most patients recover within a few weeks, but there are also patients with severe symptoms or even death.