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Washington Post
Jennifer Hassan
Monkeypox cases spike worldwide It's not a good time to be a monkey.
Primates in Brazil have recently been physically attacked with poisons, rocks, and even killed, according to local media reports, citing police sources.
At least 10 animals of the marmoset and capuchin species were found showing signs of poisoning or aggression last week and were suspected to have been poisoned, according to Brazilian news site G1. Concerns have been raised: Seven of the monkeys have died and the remaining monkeys are being observed at the zoo in the city of São Jose do Rio Preto, São Paulo.
The assault should prompt the World Health Organization, which last month declared monkeypox a global health emergency, to blame monkeys for its transmission, despite the name of the virus. I called attention to.
"What people need to know very clearly is that human-to-human transmission is happening," said WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris. told reporters on Tuesday. "We should not attack animals."
"It's a close contact infection. There was work underway to consider whether the virus should be renamed.
There are approximately 32,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cases have been reported in 89 countries, with the outbreak being most prominent in Europe, where most infections have been recorded following an outbreak that began in the spring.
Even in countries that do not normally report monkeypox. , the United States and the United Kingdom, among others, are recording surges in cases, prompting health officials to implement plans to combat the spread of infection.
Similarly, Brazil, which had historically had no reports of monkeypox prior to this outbreak, has registered more than 2,131 cases.
Mauricio Lacerda, a virologist at the Rio Preto School of Medicine, told local media that monkeys in Brazil pose no threat to locals when it comes to viruses.
"In Brazil, Europe, and the United States, we are seeing people who are sick and transmitted through close contact with other people. Evidence of monkeypox virus circulating in Brazilian monkeys. No,' he said. "Don't panic."
The name "monkeypox" came about after Danish researchers identified the virus using primates. The virus is transmitted by many animals, including rats, dormouse, and squirrels, as well as non-human primates.
Since the outbreak began in May, the majority of monkeypox cases have been reported among gay or bisexual men, or men who have sex with men. increase.
Monkeypox is spread through close contact, including respiratory droplets, body fluids, and contaminated items such as bedding and clothing. It was declared a state of emergency. Health officials scrambled to provide better access to treatment, funding and vaccines as the number of cases rose.There have also been confirmed cases in children in the United States.
"We urge all Americans to take monkeypox seriously and to help tackle this virus responsibly," Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said he said in August. said on the 4th.
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