Monkeypox outbreak could be just ‘the peak of the iceberg’, WHO warns

Pandemic preparedness chief Sylvie Briand says unusual' spread of virus can be easily contained with the right measures

The World Health Organization has warned that 200 monkeypox cases found in recent weeks outside countries where the virus usually circulates could be just the beginning.

We don't know if we are just seeing the peak of the iceberg [or] if there are many more cases that are undetected in communities," Sylvie Briand, WHO's epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention chief, acknowledged on Friday in a briefing to countries.