Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus. There are two distinct clades of the virus: clade I (with subclades Ia and Ib) and clade II (with subclades IIa and IIb). In 2022–2023 a global outbreak of mpox was caused by the clade IIb strain.
WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of ... - UN News
WEBAug 14, 2024 · A PHEIC is the highest level of alarm under international health law. The WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called for the meeting last Wednesday to seek advice on...
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use | UN News
WEB4 days ago · The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, which will boost diagnostic capacity in countries facing outbreaks of the disease. The Alinity m MPXV assay is a real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test that enables detection of …
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak: situation update
WEBSince 13 May 2022, and as of 2 June 2022, 780 laboratory confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported to or identified by WHO from 27 Member States across four WHO regions that are not endemic for monkeypox virus. Epidemiological investigations are …
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak: situation update
WEBWHO urges all Member States, health authorities at all levels, clinicians, health and social sector partners, and academic, research and commercial partners to respond quickly to contain local spread and, by extension, the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox.
W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency Over New Mpox Outbreak
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The rapid spread of mpox, formerly called monkeypox, in African countries constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization declared on Wednesday.
Monkeypox: WHO declares global emergency over - BBC
WEBMay 11, 2023 · Monkeypox is no longer a global public health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, almost a year after the threat was raised. The virus is still around and further...
Emergency Committee meets again as Monkeypox cases pass ... - UN News
WEBJul 21, 2022 · The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak, as global cases...
WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency | CNN
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency. WHO convened its emergency committee amid concerns that a deadlier strain of the...
WHO and scientists call for urgent action on highly ... - NBC News
WEBJun 25, 2024 · The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as scientists warned separately of a dangerous strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo.