Monkeypox patient. File photoZURICH, Switzerland, May 22 The number of human cases of monkeypox infection has risen to 92 with no deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. By May 21, WHO had received reports of 92 laboratory confirmed cases from 12 non-endemic participating countries. were confirmed on Thursday by Alberto Delgado, head of the microbiology service at the San Carlos Clinical Hospital. “We currently have 7 patients, but there are still a few cases under suspicion,” he said. “To date, there have been no reported deaths associated with this disease,” the organization emphasized. cases of monkeypox are not associated with travel to endemic areas. According to the latest information, cases of infection were mainly, but not exclusively, detected among men who have sex with men. It is also reported that the genome sequence from a sample taken in Portugal showed a close relationship of the monkeypox virus that causes the current outbreak with imported cases from Nigeria to the UK, Israel and Singapore in 2018 and 2019. Monkeypox symptoms resolve within a few weeks, but in some cases can lead to medical complications and even death. Human cases have been reported in a number of countries, including the UK, Sweden, Italy, France, Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Spain. » />May 20, 15:53InfographicMonkeypox: symptoms, mortality and spread
