Dr. Tedros Adhanum Gabrisius, Director General of the World Health Organization, revealed in a new statement that when it met for the first time in June, the World Health Organization was informed, slightly more than 3000 cases of monkeys in the second meeting, there were 16 thousand Currently, there have been almost 70,000 cases of monkey chores documented, including 26 fatalities.
Despite this, he noted, there has been a worldwide drop in reported cases for eight weeks in a row, which is considered to be highly positive. However, success in the Americas, which accounted for around 90% of reported cases, is less definite. a week ago.
According to him, several nations are still in the height of the disease’s spread, and there may be a dearth of reporting in other nations.
While we have the knowledge, vaccines, and treatments to prevent outbreaks of monkey chickenpox, these resources are not universally accessible, making it crucial to broaden the scope of diagnostic and decentralisation. We are also seeing a number of other situations that are worrying, including an increase in cases and 4 deaths in Ghana and a separate outbreak of one monkey in Sudan.
To stop the spread of the monkey chickenpox on a worldwide scale, he continued, a comprehensive strategy is needed, with public health initiatives focusing on societies in the greatest danger. He emphasised the importance of engaging affected societies and providing them a chance to respond.
In order to help the countries integrate the preventative services for monkeys and treat it with other services for sexual health, as well as prevent HIV and provide care for those who already have it, he stated that we must go further.
There is a need to invest in epidemic preparedness and research one health approach to learn more about this emerging disease and reduce the risk of continuing to appear in all countries. Vaccination can be spread even as we continue to learn more about how effective it is in the spread of this disease.
More than 70,000 cases of monkey chickenpox have been reported, along with 26 fatalities.
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