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Africa Declares Mpox Resurgence a Public Health Emergency

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  • Continental alert raised as mpox spreads across multiple African nations
  • Concerns grow over potential economic impacts reminiscent of the Covid-19 pandemic

Yaoundé, Cameroon – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the continent’s autonomous public health agency, last week declared the resurgence of monkeypox (Mpox) a “public health emergency of continental security”—its highest level of alert.

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