Many-but not all cases-report fleeting and/or multiple sexual partners, sometimes associated with large events or parties,” Dr Hans Henri P. “Based on the case reports to date, this outbreak is currently being transmitted through social networks connected largely through sexual activity, primarily involving men who have sex with men.

Of the confirmed cases with an identified gender, only three are women. Many of the men reported recent international travel, and some of the cases have been linked to a gay Pride event in the Canary Islands, a fetish festival in Belgium and saunas in Spain and Canada. Most, but not all, cases so far are men, a majority of whom identify as gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men. An informal tally by Global.health puts the number of confirmed or suspected cases at more than 1300. After the UK, the largest number of cases have been reported in Spain, Portugal, Canada and Germany. Although HIV can be sexually transmitted, the term is most often used to refer to chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, herpes, scabies, trichomonas vaginalis, etc.Īs of 2 June, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 780 laboratory confirmed monkeypox cases in countries where the virus is not endemic.