STOCKHOLM, May 26 – The European Union’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 219 people worldwide have had smallpox in several countries outside Africa.
The EU Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) said in a statement updating the situation of the smallpox outbreak on Wednesday night. There are dozens of countries where at least one rare case of monkeypox has been reported in dozens of countries, most of which are European countries. The outbreak marks the first time that monkeypox has spread in Europe with no links to Central or Western Africa. and most cases of monkeypox were found among young men with homosexual orientation.
The ECDC also reported that Britain, which experienced its first outbreak earlier this month, As many as 71 cases of monkeypox were found, followed by Spain with 51 and Portugal with 37, while non-European countries such as Canada had 15 and the United States with nine. It jumped five times compared to May 20, when a total of 38 cases were reported, and was the first day the ECDC began reporting patient numbers.
However, the ECDC stated that The risk of contracting monkeypox remains low. But it warned that people whose tastes change sexual partners frequently, regardless of gender, are at greater risk of contracting the disease. Monkey pox symptoms are mild and no deaths have been reported from this disease.-Thai News Agency
