There are now a total of 131 confirmed cases of monkeypox and a further 106 suspected cases – in 19 countries, the World Health Organisation has revealed.
While the outbreak is unusual, it remains “containable”, the WHO said, adding it would be holding more meetings to support member states with advice on how to tackle infections.
On Friday, 80 monkeypox cases had been confirmed and an additional 50 were under investigation in 11 countries.
Slovenia today reported its first case – a traveller who had returned from the Canary Islands in Spain, Slovenian N1 television reported.
The man was reportedly not admitted to hospital because he was infected by a mild version of the viral disease.
It comes as experts on the continent warned there is a risk the rare virus could be passed from humans to pets and then wildlife, and it may become endemic in Europe.
Another 36 monkeypox cases have been detected in the UK, taking the total to 56, with a “significant rise” in infections expected this week.
Source: Angola Press News Agency