Taiwan is on alert for monkeypox, a rare viral disease that has caused 87 infections in 11 countries over the past three weeks, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Saturday.
The WHO on Friday convened an emergency session to discuss a sudden outbreak of monkeypox in North America and Europe.
Since the beginning of this month, 87 confirmed cases and 28 possible cases have been identified in 11 countries. The countries with the highest case counts are England with 29 cases, and Portugal and Spain with 23 each.
Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease occurring primarily in the tropical rainforest areas