WHO declares a state of emergency at Mpox - rapid spread of infection in Africa
2024/8/15 3:21 JST (some excerpts)
On the 14th, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern regarding mpox (monkeypox), which is rapidly spreading in Africa.
Regarding Mpox, the WHO declared a state of emergency in 2022 as well. The state of emergency ended about a year later, but the number of infected people in Africa continued to increase.
Currently, the highly severe variant of Mpox has spread to at least 6 countries in Africa, and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 15,000 people were infected this year alone, and more than 500 people died.
On the 14th, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern regarding mpox (monkeypox), which is rapidly spreading in Africa.
Regarding Mpox, the WHO declared a state of emergency in 2022 as well. The state of emergency ended about a year later, but the number of infected people in Africa continued to increase.
Currently, the highly severe variant of Mpox has spread to at least 6 countries in Africa, and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 15,000 people were infected this year alone, and more than 500 people died.
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