Monkeypox is not yet a global health emergency, WHO says

Monkey Pox is not yet a global health emergency.The World Health Organization(WHO) ruled on Saturday, but WHO Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: He was deeply worried about the outbreak.

"I'm deeply concerned about the outbreak ofMonkey Pox, which is clearly WHO Secretariat colleagues and I very much It's an evolving health threat that we're following. Closely, "Tedros said.

Currently, the "Global Emergency" label applies only to ongoing efforts to eradicate coronavirus pandemics and polio, and UN agencies have a meeting of international experts. With the advice from, we withdrew the application to the outbreak of Monkey Pox.

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There are more than 3,200 According to WHO, confirmed cases of monkey pox and one death reported in the last 6 weeks from 48 countries where it does not normally spread.

So far this year, in Central Africa, where the disease is more common, mainly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Monkey Pox, a viral disease that causes symptoms like influenza and skin lesions, is mainly male {68 It has spread to. Have sex with a man outside the country where it is endemic.

There are two clades. The West African strain, which is thought to have a mortality rate of about 1% and spreads throughout Europe and elsewhere, and the Congo Basin strain, which has a high mortality rate. According to WHO, it is close to 10%.

There is a vaccine Supply is limited, but there are treatments available for Salpox. The decision of

 WHO is likely to face criticism from global medical professionals said that the outbreak was "urgent. {48" before the meeting. }

But others say WHO is in a difficult position after COVID-19 He pointed out that the January 2020 declaration that the new corona virus represents a public health emergency was about six weeks later, until authorities used the term "pandemic" and countries took action. It was mostly ignored by the government.

(Report by Jennifer Rigby, additional report by Mrinmay Dey, edited by Sandra Maler)

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