WHO recommends gay and bisexual men limit sexual partners to reduce the spread of monkeypox
Men who have sex with men are the group at the highest risk of infection right now from monkeypox, according to the WHO.
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WHO recommends gay and bisexual men limit sexual partners to reduce the spread of monkeypox
Men who have sex with men are the group at the highest risk of infection right now from monkeypox, according to the WHO.
WHO recommends gay and bisexual men limit sexual partners to reduce the spread of monkeypox
KEY POINTS
- Men who have sex with men are at the highest risk of infection right now from monkeypox, according to the WHO.
- About 99% of cases are among men, and at least 95% of those patients are men who have sex with other men, according to WHO official Rosamund Lewis.
- WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said men who have sex with men should consider limiting their sexual partners to lower their risk of infection and reduce the spread.
- The WHO chief called on media, public health authorities and government to fight stigma and discrimination, which he said will only fuel the outbreak
More than 18,000 monkeypox cases have now been reported across 78 nations, according to WHO data. About 10% of monkeypox patients have been hospitalized to manage pain from the disease. Five deaths have been reported in Africa, according to the WHO.

WHO recommends gay and bisexual men limit sexual partners to reduce the spread of monkeypox
Men who have sex with men are the group at the highest risk of infection right now from monkeypox, according to the WHO.