While human cases of monkeypox are increasing in Europe, health institutions want to be reassuring.
The transmission of the virus "can be stopped in non-endemic countries", said Monday Maria Van Kerkhove, a senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO).
“It is a situation that can be controlled, particularly in the countries where we see this epidemic occurring in Europe,” she added.
For its part, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) assured that “for the general population, the probability of contagion is very low”.
"However, the likelihood of transmission of the virus in the event of close contact, for example during sex with people with multiple partners, is considered high," the agency said.
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