Europe ‘epicentre’ of Monkeypox outbreak - WHO

Saturday, June 18, 2022 - 01:00

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 The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Wednesday Europe remained the epicenter of the global Monkeypox outbreak, which posed a "real risk" with more than 1,500 cases reported in the region.

世界卫生组织(WHO)周三表示，欧洲仍然是全球猴痘爆发的中心，该地区报告了1500多例猴痘病例，构成了“真正的风险”。

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The UN health body already announced on Tuesday that it would hold an emergency meeting next week to determine whether to classify the outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern.

联合国卫生组织周二宣布，将于下周召开紧急会议，决定是否将此次疫情列为国际关注的突发公共卫生事件。

"Europe remains the epicentre of this escalating outbreak with 25 countries reporting more than 1,500 cases, or 85 percent of the global total," WHO's Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge told a press conference on Wednesday.

世卫组织欧洲区域主任汉斯·克鲁格周三在新闻发布会上说:“欧洲仍然是该次不断升级疫情的中心，25个国家报告了1500多例病例，占全球总数的85%。”

WHO's European region comprises 53 countries, including several in Central Asia. The regional director also warned that the risk was increasing as summer had arrived with "tourism, various Pride events, music festivals and other mass gatherings planned across the region."

世卫组织欧洲区域有53个国家，包括几个中亚国家。该地区主管还警告说，随着夏季的到来，“旅游业、各种骄傲节活动、音乐节和该地区计划的其他大规模集会”，风险正在增加。

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"These events are powerful opportunities to engage with young, sexually active and highly mobile people," Kluge said, but stressed that "Monkeypox is not a reason to cancel events, but an opportunity to leverage them to drive our engagement."

克鲁格说:“这些活动是与年轻、性活跃和高流动性人群接触的有力机会。”但他强调，“猴痘不是取消活动的理由，而是利用这些活动来推动我们参与其中的机会。”

The EU announced Tuesday that it had purchased almost 110,000 vaccine doses to help tackle the outbreak, though the WHO does not recommend mass vaccination against Monkeypox.

欧盟周二宣布，它已经购买了近11万剂疫苗来帮助应对猴痘爆发，尽管世界卫生组织不建议大规模接种猴痘疫苗。

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