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15 August 2024 

Mpox declaration by WHO

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On 14 August 2024, the World Health Organization announced that an upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under International Health Regulations (IHR).

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