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- Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on mpox: includes key facts, definition, outbreaks, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, WHO response
- Mpox outbreak - World Health Organization (WHO)
Page providing resources relating to an outbreak of mpox that began in 2022 Resources include general information on the virus, situation reports and materials for health workers
- Mpox: Vaccines - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mpox is mainly spread through close contact with a person who has mpox or contact with contaminated materials such as bedding, and in some places through contact with infected animals In areas where there is an outbreak, the main aim of mpox vaccination is to prevent transmission among people at risk of being exposed to mpox
- Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus called monkeypox virus It spreads mainly through close contact with someone who has mpox, causing a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever It can make people very sick and leave scars
- Mpox: WHO Health Emergency Appeal 2025
On 14 August 2024, WHO declared the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its spread to neighbouring countries a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
- Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
What are the symptoms of mpox? How does mpox spread? Who is at risk of mpox? Are gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men at higher risk of contracting mpox? How can I protect myself and others against mpox? I am travelling to an mpox-affected area What precautions should I take? What do we know about mpox and sex?
- Clinical management and infection prevention and control for mpox . . .
The mpox guideline is available in online interactive format on the Magic platform here This living guideline from WHO incorporates new evidence to dynamically update recommendations for clinical management and IPC for mpox infection
- Mpox (monkeypox) - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mpox is an infectious disease caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV), which is endemic in densely forested regions of West, Central and East Africa, particularly in the northern and central regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Eleven of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are identified as endemic for mpox, but in more recent years the total number of mpox cases and
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