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Mpox Declared a Global Health Emergency—How This Outbreak Is Different From the Last One

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Mpox is now a “public health emergency of international concern” according to a declaration by the World Health Organization .

There have been more than 15,000 cases and 537 deaths this year , according to the WHO .

In 2022 , a global outbreak of the virus sickened almost 100,000 people, including 33,000 in the U.S ..

WHO’s European director Hans Kluge said “mpox is not the new COVID ” He added, “We know how to control mpox, and—in the European Region —the steps needed to eliminate its transmission altogether” There is a vaccine for mpox that is readily available in the U.S ..