• About
  • OSAR LIVE
  • Contact
Thursday, February 9, 2023
OSAR
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Caribbean
  • International
  • Caribbean
  • International
No Result
View All Result
OSAR
No Result
View All Result
Home Health

Monkeypox outbreak reaches 257 confirmed cases worldwide, WHO says

admin by admin
May 30, 2022
in Health
0
Sex at two Europe raves may explain unusual monkeypox outbreaks, says WHO expert

The monkeypox virus as seen in a colored electron micrograph

0
SHARES
12
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The World Health Organization has received reports of 257 confirmed monkeypox cases and about 120 suspected cases in 23 nations where the virus is not endemic as of Thursday, it said in a Sunday update.

In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 12 cases in eight states as of Friday afternoon.

READ ALSO

UN Report: 131 Million People In Latin America And The Caribbean Cannot Access A Healthy Diet

PAHO Issues Alert On Outbreaks Of Avian Influenza In Birds

In five African countries where monkeypox is commonly found, the WHO said it has received reports of 1,365 cases and 69 deaths due to the virus. These illnesses were reported in various periods ranging from mid-December to late May.

No deaths have been reported in nonendemic countries.

“Since 2017, the few deaths of persons with monkeypox in West Africa have been associated with young age or an untreated HIV infection,” the WHO said in Sunday’s report.

The agency said the global public health risk level is moderate, “considering this is the first time that monkeypox cases and clusters are reported concurrently in widely disparate WHO geographical areas, and without known epidemiological links to non-endemic countries in West or Central Africa.”

The WHO also said in its update: “The public health risk could become high if this virus exploits the opportunity to establish itself as a human pathogen and spreads to groups at higher risk of severe disease such as young children and immunosuppressed persons.”

The agency is urging health care providers to watch closely for possible symptoms such as rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes, headache, back pain, muscle aches and fatigue, and to offer testing to anyone who has these symptoms.

However, given that most initial cases in this outbreak have been reported among men who have sex with men, “all efforts should be made” to avoid stigmatizing affected people and communities, the WHO said.

Monkeypox is an extremely rare viral disease that is similar to smallpox, but it is considered clinically less severe, according to the WHO. The disease eventually progresses into a rash and lesions that blister and scab over. This can happen all over the body. The illness usually lasts two to four weeks.

Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease, but it can spread through intimate contact during sex when someone has an active rash.

Scientists are sequencing the genetic code of viral samples from patients in this outbreak to learn more about its origins, but “preliminary data confirm that the genomes belong to the West African clade of monkeypox virus,” according to the WHO.

SOURCE: CNN

Related Posts

UN Report: 131 Million People In Latin America And The Caribbean Cannot Access A Healthy Diet
Health

UN Report: 131 Million People In Latin America And The Caribbean Cannot Access A Healthy Diet

January 24, 2023
PAHO Issues Alert On Outbreaks Of Avian Influenza In Birds
Health

PAHO Issues Alert On Outbreaks Of Avian Influenza In Birds

January 20, 2023
PAHO calls on regional countries to take action as COVID-19 cases rise
Health

WHO Updates COVID-19 Guidelines

January 18, 2023
Jamaica lifts COVID-19 testing requirements, mask mandate
Health

Dominica removes COVID-19 mask mandate

October 20, 2022
Dominica relaxes Covid-19 restrictions effective April 4
Health

End of Covid pandemic ‘in sight’, says World Health Organization

September 15, 2022
PAHO calls on regional countries to take action as COVID-19 cases rise
Health

St Lucia reports two new COVID-19 deaths, 45 new positive cases

August 30, 2022
Next Post
US Coast Guard repatriates 146 migrants to Haiti

US Coast Guard repatriates 146 migrants to Haiti

Please login to join discussion

POPULAR NEWS

Dominican shot execution-style in New York

Dominican shot execution-style in New York

March 31, 2022
“Why is my child?” – emotional mother of abducted child weeps

Statement by police on shooting death of Kian Alexander and search for Kernisha Etienne

June 19, 2022
Nightgown among items belonging to abducted child found in bushes

Nightgown among items belonging to abducted child found in bushes

June 9, 2022
Young Dominican journalist passes away

Young Dominican journalist passes away

May 25, 2022
Police in Dominica bring in trained dog and handler as search for abducted child continues

Police in Dominica bring in trained dog and handler as search for abducted child continues

June 9, 2022

EDITOR'S PICK

Ruinous Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves north, leaving disaster-stricken areas to begin slow road to recovery

Ruinous Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves north, leaving disaster-stricken areas to begin slow road to recovery

September 21, 2022
Dominica relaxes Covid-19 restrictions effective April 4

COVID-19 still a global emergency says WHO

April 13, 2022
Jamaican teacher arrested after missing 14-year-old found at his house

Jamaican teacher arrested after missing 14-year-old found at his house

May 25, 2022
Russian-Appointed Official Tells Putin’s Military Chief to ‘Shoot Himself’

Russian-Appointed Official Tells Putin’s Military Chief to ‘Shoot Himself’

October 6, 2022

About

OSAR Radio (Old Street Audacity Radio) is a 24/7 operation. Learn More.Learn More

Listen Live

Recent Posts

  • Former West Indian cricketer from Dominica to be buried on February 10
  • Newborn baby reportedly rescued from earthquake rubble in Syria
  • MH17: Putin supplied missile that downed plane – investigators
  • OSAR’s Wednesday news package
  • Listen Live
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

© 2022 Osar - Site by G & D Enterprises Inc.

No Result
View All Result
  • Caribbean
  • International

© 2022 Osar - Site by G & D Enterprises Inc.

Welcome Back!

Sign In with Facebook
Sign In with Google
Sign In with Linked In
OR

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In