On Friday, July 1, the World Health Organization called for “urgent actionAgainst monkeypox in Europe, amid a tripling of cases on the continent in two weeks.
In a statement, the Regional Director of the Health Organization called on European countries to “increase their efforts in the coming weeks and months to prevent monkeypox in a larger geographic areaMeanwhile, Europe now has more than 4,500 laboratory-confirmed cases, or 90% of the global total since mid-May. “Urgent and coordinated action is imperative if we are to turn the tide in the fight against the spread of the diseaseHans Kluge, director of WHO Europe, said.
Europe now has more than 4,500 laboratory-confirmed cases, three times more than in mid-June, according to the UN agency. This corresponds to 90% of the cases recorded in the world since mid-May, when this disease, endemic only in ten African countries, began to multiply in Europe. Europe, the epicenter of this new infection, now has 31 countries or territories that have reported cases of monkeypox. WHO experts on Saturday considered the outbreak of cases as a health threat, the evolution of which was very worrying, but at the moment not reaching the stage of a global health emergency. Despite this decision,the rapid evolution and urgent nature of this event means that the (expert) committee will soon review its position“, says WTO Europe.
Source: Le Figaro
