The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency, as U.S. health officials continued to warn about the risk of its spread. The WHO issued an emergency for ...

WHO previously declared the spread of mpox a global health emergency in July 2022 and ended that declaration in May 2023. Mpox is characterized by two genetic clades, I and II.

Earlier this week, Africa’s top public health body similarly declared mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, an emergency after warning that the viral infection was spreading at an alarming rate ...

Fact checked by Nick BlackmerFact checked by Nick Blackmer Key Takeaways The World Health Organization declared mpox to be a global health threat for the second time in three years.A surge of mpox ...

The World Health Organization has declared mpox, an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a global health emergency following a surge of cases in Africa, officials announced Wednesday ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert, due to a new variant of the mpox viral disease in Africa ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the escalating transmission of mpox in Africa constitutes a global health emergency, warning that the virus could potentially spread ...

In 2022, WHO declared mpox to be a global emergency after it spread to more than 70 countries that had not previously reported mpox, mostly affecting gay and bisexual men. In that outbreak, fewer ...

WHO declares mpox a global health emergency as African outbreak grows This follows an earlier emergency declaration for a 2022-23 global outbreak. The rapid spread of a new form of mpox across ...

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in Democratic Republic of ...

WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency. This outbreak in the Congo began with the spread of an endemic strain and is the second in two years to prompt a global emergency designation.