Five people have already died from the current outbreak of the virus, all in Africa.
Europe remains the epicenter of the epidemic. It is more particularly men who have sex with other men who are infected with the virus. And while the number of new infections is falling in some countries, the virus first appeared in six countries last week, Ghebreyesus said.
Get informed to fight better
“Information is one of the best tools once morest the spread of the virus. The more vulnerable people have, the better they can protect themselves,” said the Director General. WHO has therefore adapted its health guidelines for men who have sex with men and continues to work with civil society organizations.
The WHO Emergency Committee will meet on Thursday to discuss the monkeypox outbreak. It will be decided on this occasion if the outbreak of “monkeypox” is declared a global public health emergency.
331 cases with us
In Belgium, according to the latest figures dating from Tuesday, 331 confirmed cases of this smallpox have been recorded, to which is added a probable case. Health care providers and people who had unprotected high-risk contact with an infected person were vaccinated once morest the disease.
