Wed 10 August 2022:
On Tuesday, the World Health Organization expressed remorse for the death of monkeys in Brazil amid fears of monkeypox infection.
In less than a week, 10 monkeys in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, in the state of Sao Paulo, have been poisoned, according to a report published on Sunday by the Brazilian news website G1. Other cities reported also similar incidents.
“People have to know that the transmission we see now is among humans,” said Margaret Harris, a WHO spokeswoman, during a press conference in Geneva.
Brazil counts more than 1,700 cases of monkeypox, according to the WHO.
The country’s health ministry confirmed one death related to the disease on July 29. The victim was a was a man who had low immunity and comorbidities.
Contagion can take place from animals to humans, but the recent outbreak is related to human only contacts, according to Harris.
“People certainly should not attack the animals,” she said.
Brazil has a long register of attacks on monkeys during yellow fever outbreaks too.
Over 29,000 cases of monkeypox have been documented since May in nearly 90 different countries. In July, the WHO declared the spread of once-rare disease as an international emergency in July.
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