Monkeypox Cases Could "Accelerate": Top Europe Health Official's Warning
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Monkeypox Cases: The virus, which causes distinctive pustules but is rarely fatal, has previously been seen in central and west Africa.
A top European health official warned Friday that cases of the rare monkeypox virus could accelerate in the coming months, as the virus has spread to at least eight European countries.
WHO regional director for Europe Hans Kluge said that "as we enter the summer season... with mass gatherings, festivals and parties, I am concerned that transmission could accelerate".
The virus, which causes distinctive pustules but is rarely fatal, has previously been seen in central and west Africa.
But over recent weeks cases have been detected in European countries including Portugal and Sweden as well as the United States, Canada and Australia, Kluge said, calling the spread "atypical".
