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    Where are mpox cases now?
    Dr Samuel Boland, WHO incident manager for mpox, told the BBC that more than 96% of all new mpox cases were currently in DR Congo, Uganda and Rwanda. While confirming DR Congo had turned a corner, he warned it was too soon to be sure the outbreak was over.

    BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says DR Congo cases 'plateauing'

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    Is the mpox outbreak a public health emergency?
    The Mpox outbreak continues to represent a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday, November 22, 2024. The WHO first declared the emergency in August, when an outbreak of a new form of mpox spread from the badly-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.

    WHO says mpox continues to remain a public health emergency

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    Where did mpox come from?
    The decision comes as Mpox cases surge, particularly with the spread of the clade Ib variant beyond its origin in the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring African nations, Europe, and Asia.

    Mpox continues to be public health emergency as cases resurge, says W…

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    Why was mpox declared in August?
    The August emergency declaration was in response to a surge in cases of the new Clade 1b strain in the DRC that spread to nearby countries. That and other mpox strains have been reported across 80 countries — 19 of them in Africa — so far this year, WHO previously said.

    WHO maintains mpox at highest alert level

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    Is the mpox epidemic at the highest level?
    G ENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it had decided to keep its alert for the mpox epidemic at the highest level, as the number of cases and countries affected rises.

    WHO maintains mpox at highest alert level

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    Is mpox a deadly infection?
    Mpox is a viral infection that spreads through close contact, and typically causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions. It is usually mild, but it can be lethal. This year, there have been more than 46,000 suspected cases across Africa, mainly in Congo, and more than 1,000 suspected deaths.

    WHO says mpox continues to remain a public health emergency

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  3. Public health emergency of international concern
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    On Wednesday, the WHO declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) – its highest level of alert due to a new variant of mpox being found and cases being reported for the first time in several countries, such as Kenya and Rwanda.

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    The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox to be a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on Wednesday "Today, the Emergency Committee met and advised me that in its view, the situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.

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    World News in Brief: Mpox update, Haiti violence, …

    1 day ago · The mpox outbreak continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) ... World News in Brief: Mpox update, Haiti violence, deadly strikes in Ukraine, Pakistan attack …

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    WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a …

    Aug 14, 2024 · WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health …

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    Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Aug 26, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on mpox: includes key facts, definition, outbreaks, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, WHO response.

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    Mpox still a health emergency, says WHO | Reuters

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    WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of …

    1 day ago · Mpox is believed to have killed hundreds of people in the DRC and elsewhere last year as it also spread to Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria and Uganda, causing a continent-wide emergency.

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    WHO adds LC16m8 mpox vaccine to Emergency Use Listing

  11. BBC
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    BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says DR Congo cases 'plateauing'

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    UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children ... - Associated Press …

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    WHO declares Mpox global health emergency - BBC …

    Aug 14, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern.

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    WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global …

    Aug 14, 2024 · In 2022, WHO declared mpox to be a global emergency after it spread to more than 70 countries that had not previously reported mpox, mostly affecting gay and bisexual men. In that outbreak, fewer than 1% of people died.

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