WHO: Global Reporting Monkey Acne Cases have exceeded 18,000 cases

The World Health Organization said on the 27th that there are 78 countries and regions in the world reporting monkey acne cases, with a total of more than 18,000 cases, most of them in Europe.

The Director -General of the WHO Tan Desai said at a press conference at the Geneva headquarters in Switzerland that more than 70%of the cases reported in Europe and 25%in the Americas; about 10%were hospitalized for treatment; and 5 deaths have been reported to date.

Tan Desai said: "This is an epidemic that can be stopped ... The best way is to reduce the risk of contact, which means making a safe choice for yourself and others."

Monkey acne is a kind of viral human and animal disease, which is caused by monkey acne virus infection. The symptoms of human infection of monkey acne include fever, headache, muscle soreness, back pain, lymphadenopathy, rash, etc. Most patients recover within a few weeks, but there are also patients with severe illness and even death.

Tan Desai announced on the 23rd that the epidemic of the monkey acne has constituted a "international concern public health incident." This is the highest -level public health alert currently released by WHO. When he issued this alert, according to statistics, monkey acne has been spread in 75 countries and regions.

Michael Ryan, executive director of the WHO Health Emergency Project, said the WHO has launched a procedure for renamed monkey acne to prevent the virus from being used by "weapons" or racism.

WHO suggested that high -risk people such as medical staff vaccinated vaccines. The organization also reminded that it was fully protected after a few weeks of vaccination of the second dose of vaccination. Prior to that, people still need to take other preventive measures.

Tan Desai said that there are about 16 million doses for the batch of monkey acne vaccines to be used, but it has not been distributed into a small bottle preparation. This process takes several months. WHO urges countries to share vaccines with vaccine reserves.

Source: CCTV News Client

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