The WHO mpox public health emergency of international concern declaration: Need for reprioritisation of global public health responses to combat the MPXV Clade I epidemic

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On 14 August 2024, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) [1]. This came only one year after the end of the 10-month long emergency state in 2022/2023, and day after the continental declaration of mpox as a public health...

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