The World Health Organization (WHO) is gathering a group of experts for an emergency meeting. They will discuss an outbreak of monkeypox in the world.

This is reported by The Telegraph.

It is noted that the main topics of discussion will be the ways of spreading the virus and the situation with vaccination.

Recall, the disease is spread in Central and West Africa. It is transmitted by close contact with infected rodents. However, at the beginning of May the first cases of monkeypox were recorded in several countries of Europe and North America. In particular, in Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sweden, France, the United States and Canada.

Symptoms of the disease include fever, headache and muscle pain, and a rash that begins on the face and spreads throughout the body. The mortality rate from monkeypox ranges from 4 to 22%.

It was also reported today that the first case of monkeypox has been reported in Germany.