SALUD
OMS declara la Mpox emergencia global de salud
August 15, 2024 - La Organización Mundial de la Salud declaró el brote de Mpox en África como emergencia de salud pública de importancia internacional, dados los temores de los científicos sobre la propagación rápida de una nueva variante.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) had warned last week of an alarming rate of spread of the viral infection, which is transmitted through close contact and causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions.
Africa CDC says there were more than 14,500 mpox infections and over 450 deaths from mpox between the start of 2024 and the end of July. That is a 160% increase in infections and a 19% increase in deaths compared with the same period in 2023.