As part of the current outbreak, more than 3,200 confirmedmonkeypoxcases and one death were reported to the World Health Organization.
WHO Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Gebreez said Thursday that increased surveillance was needed in a wider community, with cases in non-epidemic countries still predominantly having sex with men. He added that he was among the men who did.
"Human-to-human communication is ongoing and likely to be underestimated," Tedros said at a meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee.
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This year, there were about 1,500 suspected monkeypox cases in Central Africa, and 70 people died, Tedros said. Stated.
The head of WHO called on member states to share information about the virus. This helps to achieve the goal of helping the country contain the infection.
— Report by Mrinalika Roy of Bangalore
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