<p>The World Health Organization expressed sorrow on Tuesday for the killing of monkeys in Brazil amid fears of monkeypox contagion.</p>.<p>Brazilian news website G1 reported on Sunday that 10 monkeys had been poisoned in less than a week in the city of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, in Sao Paulo state.</p>.<p>Similar incidents were reported in other cities.</p>.<p>“People have to know that the transmission we see now is among humans,” said Margaret Harris, a WHO spokeswoman, during a press conference in Geneva.</p>.<p>Brazil counts more than 1,700 cases of monkeypox, according to the WHO.</p>.<p>The country's health ministry confirmed one death related to the disease on July 29.</p>.<p>The victim was a man who had low immunity and comorbidities.</p>.<p>Contagion can take place from animals to humans, but the recent outbreak is related to human only contacts, according to Harris.</p>.<p>“People certainly should not attack the animals,” she said.</p>.<p>Brazil has a long register of attacks on monkeys during yellow fever outbreaks too.</p>.<p>Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported more than 29,000 cases of monkeypox.</p>.<p>The WHO classified the outbreak of the once-rare disease as an international emergency in July. </p>
<p>The World Health Organization expressed sorrow on Tuesday for the killing of monkeys in Brazil amid fears of monkeypox contagion.</p>.<p>Brazilian news website G1 reported on Sunday that 10 monkeys had been poisoned in less than a week in the city of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, in Sao Paulo state.</p>.<p>Similar incidents were reported in other cities.</p>.<p>“People have to know that the transmission we see now is among humans,” said Margaret Harris, a WHO spokeswoman, during a press conference in Geneva.</p>.<p>Brazil counts more than 1,700 cases of monkeypox, according to the WHO.</p>.<p>The country's health ministry confirmed one death related to the disease on July 29.</p>.<p>The victim was a man who had low immunity and comorbidities.</p>.<p>Contagion can take place from animals to humans, but the recent outbreak is related to human only contacts, according to Harris.</p>.<p>“People certainly should not attack the animals,” she said.</p>.<p>Brazil has a long register of attacks on monkeys during yellow fever outbreaks too.</p>.<p>Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported more than 29,000 cases of monkeypox.</p>.<p>The WHO classified the outbreak of the once-rare disease as an international emergency in July. </p>