As of mid-May, infections were confirmed in Cameroon, Liberia, Nigeria, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone; WHO sees spread of virus in recent years
WHO recommends the search for a joint solutions to eradicate the disease
THE World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 1,400 cases of monkey pox were detected from the beginning of the year to mid-May in seven countries of the Africa: Cameroon, Liberia, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone. According to the entity, despite not having spread in African countries where the disease is not endemic, the assessment is that the virus has expanded its reach in recent years. “Until 2019, monkeypox in Nigeria was mainly in the south of the country, but, in 2020, the virus migrated to the Center, East and North”, says a note released this Tuesday, 31.
To stop the trend, the WHO recommends the search for a joint solutions to eradicate the disease. “We have to avoid having two distinct responses to monkeypox, one for western countries, which are only now having significant transmission, and one for Africa,” said Matshidiso Moeti, the UN agency’s director for the continent. She also called for “equal access” to vaccines against the disease. In 2020, countries in Africa detected more than 6,300 possible monkeypox infections. Of these cases, 95% were in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Source: Jovempan
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