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JULY 26, 2022

WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Emergency

By Marie Rosenthal

Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition

As of July 22, 2,891 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States in all but five states, and 15,328 laboratory-confirmed cases and 72 probable cases, including five deaths, outside the United States, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has received reports from 74 countries across every region.

The current monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency