First case of monkeypox surfaced in New Zealand, administration alert

The first case of monkeypox has been registered in New Zealand. The age of the victim is in the middle of 30s. Will be Auckland resident had recently returned from overseas.

 However, there is no talk of community transmission of this disease in New York so far. Last month, monkeypox was officially registered as a disease in New Zealand, which means that it will now have to be reported to the Ministry of Health.

 According to the ministry, the facility of Monkeypox PCR test is being provided in the lab in New Zealand. The first case has been registered only after using it. The ministry has advised that those coming from abroad or coming from an event involving the spread of monkeypox should be alert about the symptoms of this disease.

Currently, an option is being explored to access the smallpox vaccine here in New Zealand so that it is being used to protect against monkeypox. Tedros Adhanam Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that less testing means that cases are not detected. 

The Director General said that the WHO is monitoring the cases. He further added, 'Worldwide, now more than 6,000 cases have been registered in 58 countries. Testing remains a challenge and it is highly likely that a large number of cases are not being reported. American actor Matt Ford, the first person to publicly contract a monkeypox infection, also criticized the US government for the "slow pace of vaccines and testing".

 Ford said, 'Slow response is very unacceptable.' Monkeypox occurs mostly in central and western Africa, where the virus is endemic. But as part of the new outbreak, the virus has spread to many areas of the world where it is not commonly seen. Europe has been the current epicenter of the outbreak, recording more than 80 percent of cases globally.