WHO chief mulls calling emergency committee on mpox

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 05, 2024 9:26 am

GENEVA — The World Health Organization's chief said Sunday he was considering convening an expert committee to advise on whether the growing mpox outbreak in Africa should be declared an international emergency.

Since last September, cases have surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to a strain of the virus which has recently been detected in nearby African countries.

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