Monkeypox is not a global emergency for now, says WHO. 3 things we need to know next about how it's mutating and spreading
- Written by: C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
ShutterstockThe World Health Organization (WHO) has decided not to declare monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. This may change in the future.
However, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “deeply concerned” about the evolving threat of monkeypox, which he said had reached more than 50...