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World Health Organization (WHO) said that so far, 131 cases of monkey pox have been reported in 19 countries.
Not only in Europe, but also in the Middle East, confirmed cases are emerging.
Correspondent Koh Ji-hyun.
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Reuters reported that the World Health Organization (WHO) has so far counted 131 cases of monkey pox worldwide in 19 countries.
With 106 suspected cases, the number of infections is expected to increase.
Monkeypox, a disease endemic to central and western Africa, was reported for the first time outside of Africa in the UK on the 7th.
Following Israel, the UAE also has confirmed cases, and neighboring countries in the Middle East are also nervous.
The WHO position is that transmission can be sufficiently prevented by early identification and isolation of the infection.
[Rosamund Lewis/WHO Director-General of Smallpox: The risk to the general public appears to be low because we know that the main modes are the same as those described in the past.]
Germany, with five confirmed cases of infection, has A quarantine of at least 21 days is recommended.
Germany's Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said, "It is not the beginning of a new pandemic," but said, "It is clear that the infection is spreading further."