The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday 1er November that it maintained the maximum health alert relating to the outbreak of monkeypox. Despite the progress observed in the control of outbreaks of this viral disease and a notable drop in the number of cases in the most affected countries on the European and American continents, the WHO estimates that there remains “cause for concern”.
The organization points in particular to new infections in certain countries, but also a lack of means in poor countries or even a risk of stigmatization of populations at risk, underlines the press release from the group of experts who met on October 20.
Monkey pox, also called monkeypox, is an infectious disease caused by a virus. Since July 23, 2022, it has been considered a public health emergency of international concern. This is only the seventh time that the WHO has used this level of alert, the highest. The risk was considered high in Europe after the outbreak of the disease in the United Kingdom where three cases had been declared at the beginning of May.
According the latest report from Public Health France, 4,094 cases of infection with the virus have been identified in France. Ten new contaminations were noted compared to the assessment of the previous week. In France, a peak in contamination was reached at the start of the summer period. No deaths have been reported to date.