The ECDC already reports 557 cases of monkeypox worldwide, 338 in the last week

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The European Center for Disease Control (ECDC) has reported that a total of 557 cases have been reported worldwide since the outbreak began, including 338 in the last week, 119 more than the previous week. last week.

Thus, from the last update on May 25 to May 31, 202 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in the EU/EEA Member States: Spain (69), Portugal (59), the Netherlands (20) , Germany (16), France (12), Italy (9), Belgium (6), Czech Republic (4), Ireland (2), Sweden (2), Finland (1), Malta (1) and Slovenia (1 ).

Meanwhile, on the same dates,

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Specifically, cases have been reported from the United Kingdom (108), Canada (11), the United States of America (7), the United Arab Emirates (3), Argentina (2), Switzerland (2), Israel (1), and Thailand ( 1).

In cases reported from outside the EU/EEA, ECDC warns that they are collected through the selection of official websites and media sources.

And since May 14, 2022, when the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported the first cases, 321 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA: Austria (1), Belgium (10), Czech Republic (5 ), Denmark (2), Finland (1), France (17), Germany (21), Ireland (2), Italy (14), Malta (1), the Netherlands (26), Portugal (96), Slovenia ( 2),

, Sweden (3).

Meanwhile, outside the EU/EEA, as well as in the Americas, Australia and Asia, 236 cases were reported: Argentina (2), Australia (2), Canada (26), Israel (2), Mexico (1), Switzerland (4), Thailand (1), the United Arab Emirates (4), the United Kingdom (179), and the United States (15).

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Multiple countries have reported

(Madrid and the Canary Islands) and Belgium (Antwerp).

While the majority of cases outside the UK, Canada and the US are travel related.

However, many countries also report cases with no known epidemiological link due to travel abroad, contact with other cases, animals, or attendance at specific events.

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who self-identify as men who have sex with men (MSM).

There have been no deaths.

The clinical presentation is generally described as mild, with most cases presenting with lesions on the genitalia or perigenital area, indicating that transmission likely occurred through close physical contact during sexual activities.

ECDC provides laboratory support to member states and collaborates with stakeholders on risk communication activities, such as messaging to the general public and MSM communities, and provides guidance to countries hosting events in the summer.

ECDC also provides guidance on storage and transportation of clinical samples, case and contact management and contact tracing, guidance on IPC, cleaning and disinfection in healthcare settings and homes, and vaccination approaches.

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