
What is mpox virus? What you need to know about the latest global health emergency
The IndependentSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared mpox a global health emergency in response to the growing number of cases both in Africa and other continents. This photo supplied by MSF dated 31 May 2023, shows health workers educating children on the symptoms of the mpox disease in Goma, Congo Africa CDC director general Dr Jean Kaseya said his own agency’s declaration of a public health emergency was meant "to mobilise our institutions, our collective will and our resources to act swiftly and decisively." This undated image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles found within an infected cell, cultured in the laboratory that was captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility Although some similar patterns have been seen in Africa, children under 15 now account for more than 70 per cent of the mpox cases and 85 per cent of deaths in Congo. According to the public health agency of Sweden, the individual contracted the virus during a stay in a part of Africa experiencing a major outbreak of clade I mpox.
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India TodayMorocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports
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Mpox response paying off in Africa
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India TodayUnited States reports first clade I mpox case
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United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California
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Africa's mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support
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