At an online press conference held in Brazzaville, the capital of Congo (Brazzaville), on the 16th, the regional director for Africa of the World Health Organization (who), maddiso moti, said that at present, a total of 8 countries in Africa have reported confirmed cases of monkeypox. Muti said at the press conference that Ghana and Morocco have recently reported the first confirmed cases of monkeypox. At present, five cases and one case have been found respectively. In addition, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Benin, Cameroon and Congo Brazzaville have also reported confirmed cases of monkeypox. Among them, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic have the highest number of cases, with 36 cases, 10 cases and 8 cases reported respectively. Muti said that who is assisting African countries to speed up testing and obtain monkeypox vaccine and medical supplies. However, who currently does not recommend mass vaccination against monkeypox. Muti called on all parties to strengthen cooperation in the face of monkeypox epidemic to ensure fair access to monkeypox vaccines and medical supplies. Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis. Monkeypox virus can be transmitted from animals to people through close contact. Although it is not easy to spread from person to person, it may also be infected through close contact with patients. The initial symptoms of monkeypox infection in humans include fever, headache, muscle soreness, back pain, swollen lymph nodes, etc. later, it can develop into a large-scale skin rash on the face and body. Most patients recover within a few weeks, but there are also patients with severe symptoms or even death. (Xinhua News Agency)