Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in Germany Surpass 33

The Robert Koch Institute announced that confirmed Monkeypox cases surpassed 33 infections, after recording 12 new cases on Tuesday, Al Ain reported.

Those cases were detected in six German states: North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Berlin, Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, and Saxony-Anhalt.

Experts added that the cases are in moderate condition, and they expected the continuation of the emergence of the virus in the upcoming period in Europe.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the monkeypox virus has been detected in more than 20 countries, with over 200 confirmed cases.

However, Sylvia Briand, WHO Director for Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness, said on Friday that there is no need for mass vaccination currently against the lately emerged Monkeypox.

She asserted that countries should take immediate actions to control the spread of the virus and share the data about their available vaccines.

“We think that if we put in place the right measures now, we can probably contain this easily,” Briand told the agency’s annual assembly.

In the same context, the senior WHO official revealed that Monkeypox is a mild viral infection in several countries in West Africa.

However, it spread to several non-epidemic countries in Europe, US and Canada.

“For us, we think that the key priority currently is trying to contain this transmission in non-endemic countries,” Briand explained.

She also asserted that countries should apply isolation and early detection to cases who were in contact with infected people. In addition, she urged countries to share their information about the available smallpox vaccines and treatments.