Home World WHO declares monkeypox outbreak a global emergency Monkeypox has mostly been confined to developing countries for years, but has spread across Europe and the US in recent months by Bloomberg July 24, 2022 The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a global health emergency after a key medical panel failed to reach consensus on the risk from the virus. “We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press briefing in Geneva on Saturday. “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.” WHO Director-General @DrTedros' full statement on the press conference following the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of #monkeypox https://t.co/HD2jbyOVXE pic.twitter.com/19uLxNy5rC — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 23, 2022 The declaration from Tedros could pave the way for global cooperation to stop the spread of the virus, but underscores divisions within the organisation over the severity of the threat. A large number of cases occurred in people between the ages of 31 to 40, and the majority of them were in male patients, according to the WHO. ? BREAKING:"For all of these reasons, I have decided that the global #monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern."-@DrTedros pic.twitter.com/qvmYX1ZBAL — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 23, 2022 A cousin of the smallpox virus, monkeypox has mostly been confined to developing countries for years, but has spread across Europe and the US in recent months. The pathogen typically causes flu-like symptoms, followed by a rash that often starts on the face and spreads down the belly. The illness often lasts for two weeks to a month and can be deadly. Tags emergency global monkeypox WHO World Health Organization 0 Comments You might also like COP28: Who are the big name attendees? Nipah virus in Kerala: What we know so far London is now the world’s largest low-emissions zone. Was the fight worth it? Movies, TV shows available on streaming rise 39% in two years