Israeli and Swiss officials on Sunday confirmed monkeypox cases as the World Health Organization warned that the virus could accelerate during the summer months.
Both nations said in their respective statements that they identified at least one infected person who recently traveled. Israel said it is investigating other suspected monkeypox cases.
Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, on Twitter, explained that “this is a disease, not a pandemic.”
“This is a known disease with—usually—light symptoms that is not similar in any way to the coronavirus,” he wrote, adding that his agency is prepared to deal with the virus.
In Switzerland, the person consulted a doctor because they had a fever and a rash and felt poorly, the canton said, adding that the person was in isolation at home and the illness was developing in a “benign” way, officials said. A person they had been in contact with has been informed, Swiss officials added….