The World Health Organization said on Thursday that monkey chickenpox’s outbreaks are still a general health emergency.
The organization, which announced the chickenpox, stated in a public health emergency in August of last year, stated that its decision is based on the continuous rise in the number of injuries in the monkey chickenpox and the spread of the disease geographically.
The agency added that violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, which hindered the response plan, is among the factors as well.
The state of general health emergency that raises international concern is the highest level of alert issued by the World Health Organization, and it is announced by the Director General of the organization after consulting a group of external experts.
A different sub -breed was ranked of a monkey chickenpox in 2022 and 2023.
A recent report by the World Health Organization stated that the new type of monkey chickenpox, which is the sub -dynasty 1B, still mainly affects the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but Uganda and Burundi were greatly affected. Travel -related cases have also emerged in countries such as Thailand and Britain.
The World Health Organization has stated that more than 21,000 were confirmed by the world through laboratory tests since the beginning of 2024, including 70 deaths, most of them in the Congo.
Last year, there were also more than 50,000 suspected cases, and more than a thousand deaths. The confirmation of cases was difficult in areas with less capabilities.
Monkery can move through contact. The disease may lead to death in rare cases, but its symptoms are usually moderate. The disease causes symptoms similar to influenza symptoms and pimples full of pus in the body.