WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who last Saturday declared monkeypox a global health emergency, told reporters that the best way to protect against infection was 'to reduce the risk of exposure'.
GENEVA, Switzerland - As monkeypox cases surge globally, the World Health Organization called Wednesday on the group currently most affected by the virus - men who have sex with men - to limit their sexual partners.
A surge in monkeypox infections has been reported since early May outside the West and Central African countries where the disease has long been endemic. But experts say the transmission of the disease, which causes a blistering rash, appears to mainly happen during close, physical contact, and monkeypox has so far not been labelled a sexually transmitted infection .
The WHO has repeatedly warned against stigma around the disease, which could dissuade those infected from seeking treatment.
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