Research to date indicates that the contagion had already started in Europe in mid-April, according to the WHO. This is the largest and most geographically widespread focus of monkeypox ever reported outside the endemic areas of West and Central Africa.
The organization adds, however, that it is not necessary to impose measures as restrictive as for covid, since the monkeypox virus is not transmitted in the same way as Sars-CoV-2. .
“However – and this is important – we do not yet know if we can effectively contain its spread. It is therefore necessary to reduce infections, for example by communicating clearly, isolating infected people and effectively searching for case contacts.“, nuance M. Kluge.
