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The speed at which the monkeypox virus is spreading in the Netherlands is increasing. The virus has so far been diagnosed in 352 people, reports the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM).
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Compared to last Thursday, 64 new cases have come to light. This increase is considerably larger than the increase in recent weeks.
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Regional Director Hans Kluge called on European countries to “increase their efforts in the coming weeks and months to prevent monkeypox from spreading over a wider geographic area”. Europe now has more than 4,500 confirmed cases, accounting for 90 percent of the cases registered worldwide since mid-May.
Ninety-nine percent of the infections are diagnosed in men and most of them are between 21 and 40 years old, but cases have also been reported in women and children. Fortunately, no fatal cases have been reported so far, Kluge said.
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