5 June 2022
Picture under the microscope of the virus that causes the disease
The World Health Organization announced on Sunday that it had received data on 780 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox in 27 countries where the disease is not considered endemic.
She said that this number of cases of infection was recorded during a three-week period, from the thirteenth of May until last Thursday.
The organization indicated that the recorded number is less than the real number due to the limited epidemiological and laboratory information, and it expected the disease to spread.
The organization added that “it is likely that other countries will identify their cases and there will be a greater spread of the virus.”
This is the first time that monkeypox cases have been reported simultaneously in many different countries.
Although the World Health Organization stressed that the level of risk to the public remains low, it said that this may change in the event that the virus becomes widely endemic in countries outside Africa, where it is usually found.
Only a few cases were reported, hospitalized due to infection, and patients were subjected to isolation.
The World Health Organization has published a list of countries that have reported the highest number of cases and in which the disease is not considered endemic. The list included Britain (207 cases), Spain (156 cases), Portugal (138 cases), Canada (58 cases) and Germany (57 cases).
In addition to Europe and North America, isolated cases have also been reported in Argentina, Australia, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
The World Health Organization said that “some countries report that new generations of cases no longer appear only among known contacts of previous confirmed cases, which indicates the loss of chains of infection through an undetected spread of the virus.”
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A rash appears on the hand of a monkeypox patient
Anomalies
The World Health Organization said that most of the cases reported to date came through sexual health or other health services and were mainly related to men who had engaged in homosexual sex.
The organization added that many cases do not appear in the traditional clinical picture of monkeypox: some described the appearance of blisters before the onset of symptoms such as fever, and wounds at different stages of disease progression, both of which are atypical and atypical symptoms.
The World Health Organization said that there were no deaths related to the spread of the disease in countries where it is not considered endemic, but cases and deaths continue to be reported in areas where the disease is considered endemic.
The organization has published a list of countries where the disease is considered endemic. The list includes Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gabon and Ivory Coast, in addition to Ghana, where only animal cases have been detected.
In the top seven countries on the list, 66 deaths were reported during the first five months of 2022.
Last week, the World Health Organization brought together in a virtual conference more than 500 experts and more than 2,000 participants to discuss the knowledge gap regarding monkeypox and the priorities for scientific research.
Experts stressed the need to conduct clinical studies on vaccines and treatments in order to better understand their effectiveness, and called for faster scientific research in the field of epidemiology and transmission of the disease.
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The rash caused by the disease changes and goes through different stages, before eventually forming a crust that later falls off
isolation of the injured
Monkeypox can spread when someone comes into close contact with an infected person. The virus can enter the body through broken skin, or through the eyes, nose, or mouth.
This disease was not previously described as a sexually transmitted infection, but it can be transmitted through direct contact during sex.
Most people who contract monkeypox recover within a few weeks, according to Britain’s National Health Service.
Health officials in Britain have issued advice to the public, saying that contacts of high-risk cases should self-isolate for three weeks to prevent the spread of infection.
Although there is no specific vaccine for monkeypox, several countries have said that they stockpile smallpox vaccines, which are regarding 85 percent effective in preventing infection, because the two viruses are very similar.
