EU urges intensified effort to combat monkeypox

BRUSSELS, 28 July 2022, (TON): The European Commission urged the 27 EU members on Wednesday to take a more forceful and coordinated approach toward monkeypox now that the World Health Organization has declared it a global health emergency.

In a letter to national health ministers, seen by Reuters, European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides noted “the European Union was the epicenter of detected cases and that the bloc needed to work together to control the outbreak.”

Kyriakides urged the ministers to increase surveillance and reporting of cases, contact tracing and isolation, vaccinations and clear communication on the risks.

Monkeypox is a virus than typically causes mild symptoms including fever, aches and pus-filled skin lesions, with recovery after two to four weeks.

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