Mpox is a global emergency, WHO says. Is it spreading the US?

(NEXSTAR) – The World Health Organization said mpox is spreading so rapidly in parts of Africa that it constitutes a global health emergency. For many in the U.S., the virus hasn't been top of mind for a couple of years, but is there now renewed cause for concern?

There are several important differences between the type of mpox that was spreading globally (including around the U.S.) in 2022 and the type of mpox that prompted the WHO's new declaration.

The WHO said so far there have been more than 14,000 cases and 524 deaths in Africa this year, which already exceed last year's figures. More than 96% of all cases and deaths are in a single country: the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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