WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that this stigmatisation might make the "outbreak much harder to track, and to stop". "In a region where identifying as part of the LGBTQ community can remain a social barrier at best, or become a life-threatening sentence at worst, infected people might not seek help," the report noted. "Compared to the almost 10,000 cases logged in the US, monkeypox is comparatively not a major threat to the region`s health," said the report. Singapore is considered the largest cluster of the region, with 15 cases reported as of August 12. In Asia, only a handful of cases have been recorded so far. ![]() Monkeypox is characterised by fever with rashes, headache, swollen lymph nodes, muscle and body aches, back pain and weakness. ![]() ![]() India has reported 10 cases of monkeypox so far, including one death in Kerala. "This underlines the urgency of fighting the stigma against the LGBTQ community: fear can prevent some from getting tested, it gives a false sense of security to heterosexual people, and gives the authorities an excuse not to unlock resources to fight the outbreak," said Salome Grouard, a senior journalist with SCMP and a member of Lunar, an initiative that highlights key issues related to women and gender equality in Asia.
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