The disease, which appeared in Europe in May, is considered an urgency of public health of international scope since July 23.
Le Monde with AFP
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday 1 er November that it maintained the maximum health alert relating to the variole epidemic of the monkey. Despite the progress observed in the fight against the outbreak of this viral disease and a significant drop in the number of cases in the most affected countries on European and American continents, the WHO estimates that it remains “reasons to worry “.
The organization notably points to new infections in certain countries, but also a lack of means in poor countries or a risk of stigma of populations at risk, said the press release from the group of experts who had gathered the October 20.
The variolate of the monkey, also called monkeypox, is an infectious disease caused by a virus. Since July 23, 2022, it has been considered an emergency in international health of international scope. It is only the seventh time that the WHO has used this highest alert level. The risk was considered high in Europe after the appearance of the disease in the United Kingdom where three cases had been declared in early May.
According to The latest public health report France , 4,094 cases of infection by the virus were identified in France. Ten new contaminations were noted compared to the balance sheet of the previous week. In France, a peak in contamination was reached at the start of the summer period. No death has been reported to date.