The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern Aug. 14 following the rapid spread of a new virus strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries.

The Africa CDC previously said that mpox, also known as monkeypox, has been detected in 13 countries this year, and that more than 96% of all cases and deaths are in Congo.

The rapid surge of mpox in multiple African countries has prompted the WHO to sound its highest level of alert.

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In response to a growing global health threat of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, Egypt has stepped up its precautionary measures at all air, sea, and land ports after the World Health Organizatio

The rapid surge of mpox in multiple African countries has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to sound its highest level of alert.

The first batch of mpox vaccine arrives in Congo's capital three weeks after WHO declares the virus a global emergency.

Democratic Republic of Congo received on Thursday its first batch of mpox vaccines, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has prompted a U.N. declaration of a global public health emergency.