PARIS, Aug 2 (Reuters) – France has recorded a total of 2,171 reported cases of monkeypox, Health Minister Francois Braun told the National Assembly on Tuesday during questions to the government.
Monkeypox has been endemic for decades in central and western Africa, but an unusual increase in cases has been seen since May in Europe and North America. , notably.
Several deaths have been recorded in West Africa and two have been recorded in Spain.
Usually transmitted to humans through contact with wild animals, the virus responsible for this zoonosis can also be transmitted through direct contact with skin lesions or mucous membranes of a sick person, especially during sexual intercourse, but also through contact with the patient’s environment (bedding, clothes, dishes, bath linen, etc.).
According to a projection by the WHO regional office for Europe, the cumulative number of infections was expected to exceed 27,000 by Tuesday in a total of 88 countries analyzed. (Written by Nicolas Delame, with Myriam Rivet, edited by Jean-Stéphane Brosse)
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