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Mpox is still a health emergency: WHO

Date: Jun 9, 2025

The Mpox outbreak is still a public health emergency, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, with the health body's Director-General issuing a revised set of temporary recommendations

The WHO first declared the emergency in August last year, when an outbreak of a new form of mpox spread from the badly-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.

A public health emergency of international concern is WHO’s highest form of alert is.

--Reuters--

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