Due to the stigma of monkey acne virus, a large number of monkeys in Brazil were killed

Jimu Journalist Li Lili

Intern Yang Shaopeng

According to the Associated Press reported on August 10, due to concerns about monkey acne virus, a large number of monkeys in Brazil were killed. In less than a week, 10 monkeys have died of poisoning. The World Health Organization expressed grief.

The Brazilian news website reported last Sunday that in less than a week, there were 10 monkeys poisoning in San Jose in San Paulo. Similar incidents have occurred in other cities in the country.

Data map source: Associated Press

Wikipedia data shows that monkey acne virus was originally discovered on a monkey in the zoo, so it was named "Monkey Acne". Monkeys have been stigmatized since then, and they are considered to be related to monkey acne virus.

In fact, some rodents in Africa, such as African squirrels, Gambia giant, sleeping mouse, etc., are more likely to be the main host of monkey acne virus.

Earlier, Brazil also killed monkeys during the outbreak of yellow fever.

WHO spokesman Margaret Harris said at a press conference held in Geneva: "People must know that the spread we see now is spread between people."

According to the World Health Organization data, Brazil has more than 1,700 cases of acne.

The Brazilian Ministry of Health reported a death case related to monkey acne on July 29. The deceased was a man with low immunity and suffering from other complications.

Harris emphasized that although monkey acne virus can be transmitted to humans through animals, the recent outbreak of the epidemic is caused by interpersonal spread. "People should not attack these animals," she said.

It is reported that monkey acne is a kind of viral human and animal disease. The initial symptoms of human infection of monkey acne include fever, muscle soreness, and lymphadenopathy. After that, it can develop into a large range of rash on the face and body. Most infected people will recover within a few weeks, but there are also severe cases of infected people.

In 1970, the first case of human monkey acne was found in the Congo (Gold), and then many China -Africa and West African countries also had cases of infection. Among them, the Congo (Gold) and Nigeria had the largest number of infections.

Britain first discovered monkey acne virus in 2018. At that time, a man was diagnosed after returning from Nigeria and transmitted the virus to the other two. One of the nurse was infected with the patient's bedding.

Since May, nearly 90 countries around the world have reported more than 29,000 cases of acne. In July, WHO listed the outbreak of this once rare disease as an international emergency.

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