WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of ... - UN News
Aug 14, 2024 · The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox cases constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following advice from members at...
WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency | CNN
Aug 14, 2024 · Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral disease that can spread easily between people and from infected animals. It can spread through close contact such as touching, kissing or sex, as...
Mpox outbreak - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 3, 2024 · An upsurge of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its spread to neighbouring countries was declared a public health emergency of international concern on 14 August 2024. Mpox is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus.
WHO declares Mpox global health emergency - BBC News
14 August 2024. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The highly contagious disease - formerly...
Mpox is spreading rapidly. Here are the questions researchers are ...
Aug 28, 2024 · Monkeypox virus: dangerous strain gains ability to spread through sex, new data suggest Although researchers have known about the current outbreak since late last year, the need for answers about...
How Did Mpox Become a Global Emergency? What’s Next?
Aug 15, 2024 · Faced once again with a rapidly spreading epidemic of mpox, the World Health Organization on Wednesday declared a global health emergency. The last time the W.H.O. made that call was in 2022,...
U.S. officials declare monkeypox a public health emergency - NBC News
Aug 4, 2022 · The Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday as cases topped 6,600 nationwide. The declaration could facilitate access to emergency funds, allow health...
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak: situation update
As of 15 June, a total of 2103 laboratory confirmed cases and one probable case, including one death, have been reported to WHO. The outbreak of monkeypox continues to primarily affect men who have sex with men who have reported recent sex with new or multiple partners.
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak: situation update
Since 13 May 2022, and as of 2 June 2022, 780 laboratory confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported to or identified by WHO from 27 Member States across four WHO regions that are not endemic for monkeypox virus. Epidemiological investigations are ongoing.
W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency Over New Mpox Outbreak
Aug 14, 2024 · The rapid spread of mpox, formerly called monkeypox, in African countries constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization declared on Wednesday. This is the second time in...