Russian Ministry of Defense: Monkeypox virus is produced in biological laboratories controlled by the United States
The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement on May 27, 2022 local time, saying that there are at least four biological laboratories controlled by the United States in Nigeria, and the monkeypox virus is produced in these laboratories. In addition, U.S. personnel have trained Ukrainian personnel in Ukraine on how to deal with "pox-like" infectious diseases. Monkeypox vaccination among U.S. military personnel and health workers indicates that the U.S. government considers pox pathogens to be the preferred biological vector. The Russian Defense Ministry also said that the Russian side called on the World Health Organization to investigate the Nigerian biological laboratory funded by the United States.
WHO: 131 confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide The trend of the outbreak is unclear
On the 24th local time, Briander, director of the Department of Infectious Disease Hazards and Prevention of the World Health Organization, said at the 75th World Health Assembly that since the first case of monkeypox was detected in the United Kingdom on May 7, 19 countries and regions around the world have reported 131 confirmed cases and 106 suspected cases of monkeypox.
Buriander pointed out that the monkeypox epidemic is very unusual, and many countries have seen a large number of cases in a short period of time, but the epidemic is still controllable. There are still many unknowns and uncertainties, and it is not clear whether these cases are just the tip of the iceberg or whether the peak of transmission has passed. WHO recommends that countries strengthen surveillance for monkeypox outbreaks.
Monkeypox
Monkey pox (monkey pox, MPX) is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus and is clinically rare. Monkeypox virus can be transmitted from animal to person through close contact and has been transmitted from person to person. The initial symptoms of monkeypox infection include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, lymphadenopathy, etc., which can then develop into a widespread rash on the face and body. Most infected people recover within a few weeks, but some are seriously ill or even dead, so they need to seek medical treatment in a timely manner.
The 2022 monkeypox outbreak was first detected in the UK on May 7, 2022 local time. On May 27, the Department of Disease Control of the Ministry of Health of Thailand released a message saying that 344 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide, of which the top 5 countries with the largest number of confirmed cases are Spain (120 cases), the United Kingdom (77 cases), Portugal (49 cases), Canada (26 cases), and Germany (13 cases).