Mpox: Another Public Health Emergency in Times of Climate Change
Journal Title: Journal of Quality in Health Care & Economics (JQHE) - Year 2024, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
On August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global emergency related to Monkeypox or MPox, due to the increase in cases in African countries and the identification of a new, more aggressive strain that has spread to European countries. Monkeypox is a doublestranded DNA virus belonging to the Orthopoxvirus genus and the Poxviridae family.
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