World Health Organization says mpox is no longer a global health emergency, ending a July 2022 declaration for virus previously known as monkeypox
In July 2022, WHO declared mpox, previously known as monkeypox, a public health emergency of international concern – “an extraordinary event” that constitutes a “public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease” and “to potentially require a coordinated international response.” A PHEIC creates an agreement between countries to abide by WHO’s recommendations for managing the emergency.
From January 2022 through April 2023, more than 87,000 confirmed cases of mpox, including 140 deaths, were reported to WHO from 111 countries or territories. More than 30,000 cases have been reported in the United States. Globally, cases have been declining for months, especially as awareness has increased and a vaccine became more widely available. Mpox is a less severe cousin of the now-eradicated smallpox virus.
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