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A public narrative persists in suggesting the current outbreak is linked to Africa or Nigeria. That builds on an existing stigma, although the virus has been detected without a clear link to Africa.
Dr. Socorro Escalante, Acting WHO Representative in Vietnam, granted an interview to the Vietnam News Agency on the impact of monkeypox and the risk of a monkeypox outbreak in Asia.
Contacts should be monitored at least daily for the onset of signs/symptoms for a period of 21 days (as per case definition) from the last contact with a patient or their contaminated materials during the infectious period, the guidelines added.