China News Service, June 9. According to the United Nations website, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the 8th local time that WHO has received reports of more than 1,000 confirmed cases from 29 non-monkeypox-endemic countries and regions. .
So far, no deaths have been reported in these countries.
Tedros also said that some countries are now reporting cases of community transmission.
Data map: Electron microscope images provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show mature monkeypox virus (left) and immature virions (right).
WHO urges affected countries to make every effort to identify all cases and contacts to contain the outbreak and prevent further spread.
Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease, as previously reported.
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 become seriously ill.