The World Health Organization declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency on August 14, and nurse is pictured verifying samples from a child with a suspected case of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo in July.
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What is mpox, and why is this outbreak so concerning?
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, the highest level of alarm under international health law. It follows a public health emergency declaration that the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention made for the continent Tuesday.
