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The World Health Organization's Europe chief warned Friday that
monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks
and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare
disease does not become entrenched on the continent.
And African health authorities said they are treating the
expanding monkeypox outbreak as an emergency, calling on rich
countries to share limited supplies of vaccines to avoid equity
problems seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHO Europe chief Dr. Hans Kluge said in a statement that
increased efforts were needed despite the U.N. health agency's
decision last week that the escalating outbreak did not yet
warrant being declared a global health emergency.
"Urgent and coordinated action is imperative if we are to turn a
corner in the race to reverse the ongoing spread of this
disease," Kluge said.
To date, more than 5,000 monkeypox cases have been reported from
51 countries worldwide that don't normally report the disease,
according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Kluge said the number of infections in Europe
represents about 90% of the global total, with 31 countries in
the WHO's European region having identified cases.
Kluge said data reported to the WHO show that 99% of cases have
been in men — the majority in men that have sex with men. But he
said there were now "small numbers" of cases among household
contacts, including children. Most people reported symptoms
including a rash, fever, fatigue, muscle pain, vomiting and
chills.
Scientists warn anyone who is in close physical contact with
someone who has monkeypox or their clothing or bedsheets is at
risk of infection. Vulnerable populations like children and
pregnant women are thought more likely to suffer severe disease.
About 10% of patients were hospitalized for treatment or to be
isolated, and one person was admitted to an intensive care unit.
No deaths have been reported.
Kluge said the problem of stigmatization in some countries might
make some people wary of seeking health care and said the WHO
was working with partners including organizers of gay pride
events.
In the U.K., which has the biggest monkeypox outbreak beyond
Africa, officials have noted the disease is spreading in
"defined sexual networks of gay, bisexual, or men who have sex
with men." British health authorities said there were no signs
suggesting sustained transmission beyond those populations.
A leading WHO adviser said in May that the spike in cases in
Europe was likely tied to sexual activity by men at two rave
parties in Spain and Belgium.
Ahead of gay pride events in the U.K. this weekend, London's top
public health doctor asked people with symptoms of monkeypox,
like swollen glands or blisters, to stay home.
Nevertheless in Africa the WHO says that according to detailed
data from Ghana monkeypox cases were almost evenly split between
men and women, and no spread has been detected among men who
have sex with men.
WHO Europe director Kluge also said the procurement of vaccines
"must apply the principles of equity."
The main vaccine being used against monkeypox was originally
developed for smallpox and the European Medicines Agency said
this week it was beginning to evaluate whether it should be
authorized for monkeypox. The WHO has said supplies of the
vaccine, made by Bavarian Nordic, are extremely limited.
Countries including the U.K. and Germany have already begun
vaccinating people at high risk of monkeypox; the U.K. recently
widened its immunization program to mostly gay and bisexual men
who have multiple sexual partners and are thought to be most
vulnerable.
Until May, monkeypox had never been known to cause large
outbreaks beyond parts of central and west Africa, where it's
been sickening people for decades, is endemic in several
countries and mostly causes limited outbreaks when it jumps to
people from infected wild animals.
To date, there have been about 1,800 suspected monkeypox cases
in Africa, including more than 70 deaths, but only 109 have been
lab-confirmed. The lack of laboratory diagnosis and weak
surveillance means many cases are going undetected.
"This particular outbreak for us means an emergency," said Ahmed
Ogwell, the acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease
Control.
The WHO says monkeypox has spread to African countries where it
hasn’t previously been seen, including South Africa, Ghana and
Morocco. But more than 90% of the continent’s infections are in
Congo and Nigeria, according to WHO Africa director, Dr. Moeti
Matshidiso.
Vaccines have never been used to stop monkeypox outbreaks in
Africa; officials have relied mostly on contact tracing and
isolation.
The WHO noted that similar to the scramble last year for COVID-
19 vaccines, countries with supplies of vaccines for monkeypox
are not yet sharing them with Africa.
"We do not have any donations that have been offered to (poorer)
countries," said Fiona Braka, who heads the WHO emergency
response team in Africa. "We know that those countries that have
some stocks, they are mainly reserving them for their own
populations."
Matshidiso said the WHO was in talks with manufacturers and
countries with stockpiles to see if they might be shared.
"We would like to see the global spotlight on monkeypox act as a
catalyst to beat this disease once and for all in Africa," she
said Thursday.
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