Once again, the World Health Organization wanted to reassure about monkey pox.
She indeed assured Monday that she did not fear for the moment that the spread of the virus beyond African countries could trigger a global pandemic.
Asked during a briefing, the WHO's leading monkeypox expert, Rosamund Lewis, replied: "At the moment we are not concerned about a global pandemic".
“It is still possible to stop this epidemic before it spreads”.
Since Britain first reported a confirmed case of monkeypox on May 7, nearly 400 cases have been reported to the WHO in nearly 20 countries usually unaffected by the virus.
The Organization said it was concerned about this “unusual situation”, but reiterated that there was no reason to panic.
Recovery in three to four weeks
Monkeypox is related to smallpox, which killed millions of people worldwide each year before being eradicated in 1980. But it is much less severe and most people recover in three to four weeks.
Early symptoms include high fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a chickenpox-like rash.
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