Transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (green) found within a cell (blue).
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Just over a year after the previous MPOX outbreak was deemed no longer a global emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) has once again sounded the alarm, declaring the MPOX outbreak in Central Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, was first designated a PHEIC in July 2022 due to its rapid spread to various countries where it had not been reported before.
Despite the end of the state of emergency in May 2023, reports of infections continued…
Source: www.newscientist.com
