Mpox: Another Public Health Emergency in Times of Climate Change

Authors: de Ulysséa Leal D*

DOI: 10.23880/jqhe-16000409

Volume 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.

Keywords: WHO: World Health Organization; PNI: National Immunization Program; MPXV: Monkeypox virus.

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