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WHO declares 2024 mpox surge is 'a public well being emergency of worldwide concern'



The palms of a patient with mpox during a past outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country is now seeing a dramatic spike in mpox.

“What we’re seeing is tip of the iceberg” due to weaknesses within the surveillance system, says Dr. Dimie Ogoina, chair of the WHO emergency committee.

(Picture credit score: CDC)



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