{"id":56077,"date":"2025-06-10T19:45:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/who-says-the-mpox-outbreak-remains-a-public-health-concern"},"modified":"2025-06-10T20:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T20:12:21","slug":"who-says-the-mpox-outbreak-remains-a-public-health-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/who-says-the-mpox-outbreak-remains-a-public-health-concern","title":{"rendered":"WHO says the mpox outbreak remains a public health concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span><b>The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the Mpox outbreak remains a public health emergency.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during an International Health Regulations meeting, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the mpox upsurge still meets the threshold of a public health emergency.<\/p>\n<p>The health body is now revising temporary recommendations to the current member states experiencing the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>The recommendations are meant to guide the affected countries in their efforts to prevent and control the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was first identified by scientists in 1958 when outbreaks of a \u201cpox-like\u201d disease in monkeys occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Until recently, most human cases were seen in people in central and West Africa who had close contact with infected animals.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the virus was confirmed to spread via sex for the first time and triggered outbreaks in more than 70 countries across the world that had not previously reported mpox.<\/p>\n<p>In Africa, the outbreak has been reported in several countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the Mpox outbreak remains a public health emergency. Speaking during an International Health Regulations meeting, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the mpox upsurge still meets the threshold of a public health emergency. 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