Since the first reported case on May 7, from the UK, monkeypox has spread to North America and Europe in recent weeks.
It will be difficult, but it's a containable situation in non-endemic countries.' We are asking countries to increase surveillance,' Van Kerkhove said during a Q&A on the global health agency's social media platforms. The global health body has urged nations to increase surveillance of the infectious disease as outbreaks grow.Īccording to Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's Covid-19 technical lead, more cases of the rare viral illness will likely be reported as surveillance expands, but added that the recent spread is containable, CNBC reported. The monkeypox virus has spread to more than 20 countries, with about 200 confirmed cases and over 100 suspected cases in nations where it is typically not found, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
