According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Europe is now the epicenter of the epidemic, also declaring that the virus constitutes a “public health emergency of global concern. »
The first case appeared in early May in Great Britain before spreading throughout Europe, including France, with a first case detected in the Paris region on May 19, 2022.
As of August 23, WHO reported more than 41,000 cases of monkeypox globally where now a large majority of reported cases are in the United States.
As of September 1, the virus is still spreading and globally 52,379 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 94 countries. Among the most affected countries in Europe are Spain (6,543 cases), France (3,547 cases), Germany (3,480 cases) and the United Kingdom (3,419 cases).