The World Health Organisation has said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an 'extraordinary' situation which now qualifies as a global emergency. LATEST: 9News
in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration Saturday that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 74 countries since about May In Europe, North America and elsewhere, however, monkeypox is spreading among people with no links to animals or recent travel to Africa. Michael Head, a senior research fellow in global health at Southampton University, said it was surprising WHO hadn't already declared monkeypox a global emergency, explaining that the conditions were arguably met weeks ago.
In the US, some experts have speculated whether monkeypox might be on the verge of becoming an entrenched sexually transmitted disease in the country, like gonorrhea, herpes and HIV.
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