Mpox outbreaks in Africa are a global health emergency, WHO declares
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The mpox outbreaks in Africa are a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday.
The declaration comes after the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced earlier this week that the mpox outbreaks were a public health emergency, with more than 500 deaths, and called for international help to stop the virus' spread.
"This is something that should concern us all ... The potential for further spread within Africa and beyond is very worrying," said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. A global emergency is WHO's highest level of alert but the designation does not necessarily mean a disease is particularly transmissible or lethal.
