China News Service, May 22 (Xinhua) According to a comprehensive report, on the 21st local time, the World Health Organization said that with the expansion of monitoring, more cases of monkeypox are expected to appear around the world.
At the same time, Switzerland and Israel also reported the first confirmed cases of monkeypox.
FILE PHOTO: A 2003 electron microscope image from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing a monkeypox virus particle.
The WHO said that as of May 21, local time, 92 confirmed and 28 suspected cases had been reported to it from 12 non-monkeypox-endemic countries and territories.
On the 21st local time, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health said on social media that the first confirmed case of monkeypox was found in Switzerland.
On the same day, the Israeli Ministry of Health confirmed the first confirmed case of monkeypox in Israel.
Recently, cases of monkeypox have been found in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries.
Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease. Monkeypox virus can be transmitted from animals to humans through close contact. Although human-to-human transmission is not easy, it can also be infected by close contact with infected people.
The initial symptoms of monkeypox infection in humans include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, and swollen lymph nodes, which can later develop into a widespread rash on the face and body.
Most infected people recover within a few weeks, but some are seriously ill.