WHO says monkeypox outbreak will not lead to a pandemic, it is unclear whether there is asymptomatic transmission – yqqlm

[#WHO says monkeypox outbreak will not lead to a pandemic for the time being# It is not clear whether there is asymptomatic transmission]On May 30, local time, Lewis, head of the WHO Emergency Program Smallpox Secretariat, said that WHO does not believe that Cases of monkeypox outside Africa can lead to a pandemic. It is unclear whether asymptomatic monkeypox infected people can transmit the disease, and the WHO is considering whether to assess the monkeypox outbreak as a “potential for international concern,” as it did with the new coronavirus and Ebola. public health emergency” or “public health emergency of international concern”. Since May this year, more than 300 confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide. Cases are mostly in Europe, not regions where the virus is endemic, such as Central and West Africa. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said there had been 179 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country as of May 29. As of May 30, the number of confirmed monkeypox cases in Spain and Portugal rose to 120 and 96, respectively. (The Paper)