WHO Declares Monkeypox A Global Emergency

16th August 2024

A new strain of the Monkeypox virus is now circulating in Central and West Africa. The new variant called Clade 1b can cause more severe disease, including deaths. There were more than 1400 cases and 354 deaths in the first 7 months of 2024.

Learn more about the disease and threat it poses to the UK

Monkeypox current situation in Africa

Image: BBC and Africa Centres for Disease control

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References:

1. BBC

2. Africa Centres for Disease Controls