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WHO declares end to 10-month long mpox public health emergency

Move signals mpox crisis, spread through direct contact with body fluids and causes pus-filled skin lesions, has come under control

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: 'While the emergencies of mpox and Covid-19 are both over, the threat of resurgent waves remains for both.' Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: 'While the emergencies of mpox and Covid-19 are both over, the threat of resurgent waves remains for both.' Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty
Thu May 11 2023 - 19:42 • 2 MIN READ

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