SWITZERLAND: With cases of Monkeypox surging around the world, it’s not a good time to be a monkey. Seven of the monkeys died, while the others are under observation at a zoo in São José do Rio Preto, a municipality in the state of São Paulo. The assaults have led to the World Health Organisation (WHO) - which declared Monkeypox a global health emergency last month - issuing a reminder that despite the virus’ name, monkeys should not be blamed for its transmission. “What people need to know very clearly is the transmission we are seeing is happening between humans to humans,” Margaret Harris, a WHO spokesperson told reporters. “They should certainly not be attacking any animals.”Globally, there are almost 32,000 confirmed cases of Monkeypox, according to data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

Source: Stuff August 15, 2022 21:29 UTC