"The subject of monkeypox will soon be settled": Warning for the future, however, the head of World Medicine recognizes
Created: 05/28/2022, 11:23 am
By: Julia Volkenand
World Medical Director Frank Ulrich Montgomery expressed hope on Saturday that the subject of monkeypox would soon come to an end – the news ticker.
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Munich - While the monkeypox is still spreading in Europe, the world doctor's boss is calm.
In an interview with the
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
, Frank Ulrich Montgomery explained that he did not expect an uncontrolled spread.
After all, it is a “disease that has essentially been known for years, the risk of infection is much lower than with Corona”.
You can catch the virus quite quickly with isolation, quarantine and vaccination of those at risk.
"The monkeypox issue will soon be settled."
Monkeypox: World Doctors boss sees no permanent danger
However, monkeypox is a warning that "with the increase in world population and increasing mobility and contact between humans and animals, the number of zoonoses and the viral diseases derived from them will continue to rise," said Montgomery.
The intervals between infections are getting smaller and smaller.
Frank Ulrich Montgomery, chairman of the World Medical Association, sees no risk of monkeypox in the future.
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In order to counter this, the warning mechanisms of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the EU would have to be "sharpened", Montgomery demanded.
In addition, the population must be informed more quickly about risks.
"But, thirdly, a social consensus is also needed that science is listened to and not non-specialist objections from politics."
Monkeypox: WHO warns of more cases
At the same time, Sylvie Briand, director of the WHO department for preparedness for infection threats, said that the current cases could only be "the tip of the iceberg" and that an increase is very likely.
But she doesn't see any reason to panic either, monkeypox is not comparable to Corona, which can spread very quickly.
(dpa/jv)
