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The Resurgence of Mpox in Africa

Caitlin Rivers, Crystal Watson, Alexandra Phelan

2024JAMA37 citationsDOI

Abstract

This Viewpoint discusses the current mpox outbreak in Africa and why countries worldwide must urgently act to address it after the World Health Organization declared the event a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineOutbreakPublic healthEvent (particle physics)Economic growthEnvironmental healthVirologyNursingPhysicsEconomicsQuantum mechanicsZoonotic diseases and public healthPoxvirus research and outbreaksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research