On August 24, Sciensano commented on the current situation, stating that the number of new monkeypox infections appears to be stabilizing. The next few weeks should show whether we are witnessing a stagnation or even a decline.
Note that on the side of the World Health Organization (WHO), indicated this Thursday to have observed a reduction of 21% of the new cases of monkey pox recorded last week in the world, with a beginning of slowdown of the epidemic in Europe.
But the World Health Organization is far from happy with the situation, because it notes an “intense transmission” of the epidemic on the American continent. “At the start of the epidemic, most of the reported cases were in Europe, and a smaller part in the Americas. This situation has now reversed, with less than 40% of cases reported in Europe and 60% in the Americas.“WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference.
