A study revealed that 95% of the cases of monkeypox were transferred through sexual activity as the pandemic spreads over the world and two cases have been found in India. Single genital lesions are one of the new clinical signs that have been identified, according to study that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Meanwhile, the WHO conducted a second conference to discuss the outbreak after roughly 15,400 cases were reported from 71 countries.
The top five updates on monkeypox are as follows:
- According to a research in the New England Journal of Medicine, sexual activity is the primary mode of transmission for 95% of cases of monkeypox. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London led what is regarded as the largest study to yet, which examined 528 cases that were confirmed in 16 countries between April 27 and June 24. Apparently, 29 out of the 32 people who had their semen analyzed had monkeypox DNA in it. According to media reports, it’s still not clear whether the content may be transmitted.
- Reports claim that the study’s results would “help in the future diagnosis, reduce the spread of infection, and assist the international community in distributing the limited worldwide supply of monkeypox vaccinations and treatments to the most susceptible regions.”
- To discuss the outbreak of monkeypox, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergency committee convened for a second meeting. An emergency committee of experts was assembled by the WHO earlier on June 23 to determine if monkeypox qualifies as a PHEIC, the highest degree of alert recognized by the UN health body.
- Over 15,000 instances of monkeypox have been reported so far, with cases coming from 71 different nations, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Africa, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Spain are a few of the worst-affected nations.
- On Thursday, Thailand became the newest nation to certify the first monkeypox infection in that nation. A 27-year-old traveler from Nigeria who was ailing for almost a week was located on Phuket’s southern island.
