WHO: 2,103 confirmed cases of monkeypox

Today, the World Health Organization said that the number of confirmed cases of monkeypox as of mid-June reached 2,103 cases and one probable case, including one death, in 42 member countries across five WHO regions (the Americas, Africa, Europe and Eastern Mediterranean regions). and Western Pacific).

The organization indicated - in its latest update on the developments of the spread of monkeypox today, Saturday - that the confirmation of one case of monkeypox in a country is considered an outbreak, explaining that the unexpected emergence of monkeypox in several regions in light of the initial absence of epidemiological links in the regions that were historically reported. The presence of smallpox indicates that there may have been undetected transmissions for some time.

The organization pointed out that it assesses the risks at the global level as moderate, given that this is the first time that many cases and groups of monkeypox have been reported simultaneously in many countries in widely varying geographical regions of the World Health Organization, coinciding with the The fact that the death rate remained low.

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