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Monkeypox outbreak: Causes, symptoms, and cases outside Africa

Monkeypox outbreak: Causes, symptoms, and cases outside Africa

Last Updated: Aug 16 2024 | 6:56 PM IST

The director-general of World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared that the spread of monkeypox or mpox in Africa is a global health emergency. The announcement came a day after the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the virus a public health emergency in the continent. Here’s more you should know