The WHO said Wednesday that hundreds of monkeypox cases have surfaced beyond the African countries where the disease is typically found, warning the virus has likely been spreading under the radar.
Since Britain first reported a confirmed monkeypox case on May 7, more than 550 confirmed cases of the disease have been verified in 30 countries outside of the west and central African nations where it is endemic, the WHO said.
"We don't know if it is weeks, months or possibly a couple for years," she said, adding that"we don't really know if it is too late to contain". He urged everyone to help"fight stigma, which is not just wrong, it could also prevent infected individuals from seeking care, making it harder to stop transmission".Lewis insisted it was vital"that we collectively all work together to prevent onward spread", through contact tracing and isolation of people with the disease.
WHO is not proposing mass-vaccination, but rather targeted use in some settings to protect health workers and people most at risk of infection.
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