Director of the WHO Africa region: African Africa Reporting Monkey Acne confirmed cases

Xinhua News Agency, Brazil, June 16th (Reporter Shi Yan) The World Health Organization African Regional Director Mattidi Suso Muti said on an online press conference held by the Congo (Bu), the capital of the Congo (Bu), There are currently 8 countries in Africa reporting monkey acne diagnosis cases.

Muti said at a press conference that Ghana and Morocco recently reported the confirmed cases of monkey acne recently, and currently found 5 and 1 cases respectively. In addition, Nigeria, Congo (Gold), the Republic of China, Benin, Cameroon, and Congo (Bu) have also reported the case of diagnostic diagnosis. Example, 10 cases and 8 cases.

Muti said the WHO is assisting African countries to accelerate the testing and obtain monkey acne vaccines and medical supplies. However, WHO does not recommend large -scale vaccination of monkey acne vaccines. Muti called for a monkey acne epidemic, and all parties needed to strengthen cooperation to ensure that monkey acne vaccines and medical materials were fair.

Monkey acne is a kind of viral human and animal disease. Monkey acne virus can be transmitted by animals through close contact. Although interpersonal transmission is not easy to occur, close contact with patients may also be infected. The initial symptoms of human infection of monkey acne include fever, headache, muscle soreness, back pain, lymph nodes, etc., and can be developed into a large range of rash on the face and body. Most patients will recover within a few weeks, but there are severe symptoms or even death in patients.

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