Mpox strikes once more in 2024: Declared again as a public health emergency of international concern

<p dir="ltr">The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the ongoing Monkeypox (Mpox) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and surrounding areas a ‘public health emergency of continental security’ on August 13, 2024, and subsequently, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on August 14, 2024 that it is a ‘public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)’. This occurred 15 months after the WHO ended the previous Mpox emergency on May 11, 2023, which was thought to have ended prematurely. The cases originated in the DRC, with 30 % of the cases being sex workers, and have now spread to the four bordering nations of Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda.</p>