This theory marks a significant change in the way it spread in Africa, where the main cases were generated as a result of contact with animals such as primates and wild rodents.
The WHO has so far registered more than 90 cases of monkeypox in a dozen countries, including Britain, Spain, Israel, France, Switzerland, the United States, and Australia.
Monkeypox and stigmatization
Spain already has more than 55 infections of the coronavirus monkey pox, the infectious disease that is transmitted by fluids, in 10 autonomous communities and, only in Madrid, there are already 34 confirmed and 38 suspected. In this context, a massive gay pride party of 80,000 people in the town of Maspalomas, on the island of Gran Canaria, It is investigated for being a possible main source of contagion.
The State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Trans, Bisexuals, Intersexuals and more (FELGTBI+) of Spain reacted quickly and asked that the collective not be stigmatized or held responsible. “If a stigma is created and takes hold, it will be very difficult to combat“, they pointed out.
The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) repudiated this Sunday “stereotypical” information and commentary on the spread of monkeypox that have contributed to reinforcing a homophobic and racist stigma, not only against the LGTBI community, but also against citizens of African countriesand warns that this could “undermine the fight against the epidemic quickly”.
Heymann, for his part, chaired an urgent meeting of the WHO advisory committee on Friday on infectious disease threats to assess the epidemic, noting that there is no evidence to suggest that the virus may have mutated to a more infectious form.
Source: Ambito
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