Loading ...‘Very low’ risk that monkeypox will spread widely, EU health agency says
The EU health agency ECDC said Monday the risk that the rare disease monkeypox would spread widely among the general population was “very low”, though high for certain groups.
“Most of the current cases have presented with mild disease symptoms, and for the broader population, the likelihood of spread is very low,” Andrea Ammon, director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in a statement.
“However, the likelihood of further spread of the virus through close contact, for example during sexual activities among persons with multiple sexual partners, is considered to be high,” she added.
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