Africa’s CDC Declares Public Health Emergency Over Mpox Virus

Africa’s top public health body declared a public emergency on Tuesday over an outbreak of mpox that’s spread outside the Congo.
Africa’s CDC Declares Public Health Emergency Over Mpox Virus
This photo shows an electron microscope image of mpox, or monkeypox, provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Africa’s top public health body declared a public emergency on Tuesday over an outbreak of mpox that has spread in multiple countries, according to its director-general.

The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Jean Kaseya, told a virtual press briefing: “We declare today this public health emergency of continental security to mobilize our institutions, our collective will, and our resources to act swiftly and decisively.”

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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