Africa public health body declares mpox emergency

FILE - A laboratory nurse takes a sample from a child suspected of being infected with mpox at a treatment center in Munigi, near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 19, 2024.

Africa's top public health body declared what it termed a "public health emergency of continental security" on Tuesday over an outbreak of mpox that spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighboring countries.