The WHO does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the United Nations agency says.
Spread outside West and Central Africa is unusual; investigation still in early stagesExperts urge awareness, not panic, over monkeypoxHealth experts say that although recent outbreaks of monkeypox are a cause for concern, they urge people not to panic, saying the virus is nothing like COVID-19.
Dr. Rosamund Lewis, head of the smallpox secretariat, which is part of the WHO Emergencies Program, told the briefing that mutations tend to be typically lower with the monkeypox virus, although genome sequencing of cases will help inform understanding of the current outbreak. "This is a containable situation," she said, particularly in Europe. "But we can't take our eye off the ball with what's happening in Africa, in countries where it's endemic."17 hours agoMost monkeypox cases observed in Europe, North America not severe, says the WHO's Maria Van Kerkhove.On Monday, Denmark announced its first case, Portugal revised its total upwards to 37, Italy reported one further infection and Britain added 37 more cases.
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