WHO aims to contain monkeypox outbreak by minimizing human transmission

Berlin, June 1 (BNA): The World Health Organization said today, Tuesday, that it is not yet clear whether the spread of monkeypox can be completely contained, adding that its goal is to contain the outbreak of the disease by stopping the transmission of infection from one person to another. maximum possible.

“Tools for its management – including available diagnoses, vaccines and treatments – are unlikely to be immediately or widely available to countries,” it said in a statement.

More than 20 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, with more than 300 confirmed or suspected cases mostly in Europe.

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