MPOX

MPOX KEY MESSAGES AND GUIDANCE

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Background An outbreak of Mpox is occurring in many countries: Mpox is preventable — most people recover fully but some people can get seriously ill, particularly those who are immunosuppressed such as those with untreated or HIV/ AIDS. Symptoms can be uncomfortable and painful. What we know about the...

SAA/WHO Regional Office for Africa Webinar on Emerging Viral Infections and Diseases: Focus on the Monkeypox Virus

OVERVIEW Monkeypox is a zoonosis: a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans. Cases are often found close to tropical rainforests where there are animals that carry the virus. Evidence of monkeypox virus infection has been found in animals including squirrels, Gambian poached rats, dormice, different species of monkeys...