The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency. In 2022, WHO declared mpox to be a global emergency after it spread to more than 70 countries that had not previously reported mpox. WHO said there have been more than 14,000 cases and 524 deaths in Africa this year, which already exceeded last year’s figures. Earlier this year, scientists reported the emergence of a new form of the deadlier form of mpox, which can kill up to 10% of people, in a Congolese mining town that they feared might spread more easily.
