Topic - World Health Organization

WHO said the mpox outbreak in Burundi is also being driven by the newer variant, which causes less severe symptoms - meaning people who are infectious may not realize they are spreading it.

WHO: Mpox cases in Congo's epicenter where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing' →

On Wednesday, WHO said it had allocated 899,900 vaccine doses to nine African countries struggling with mpox epidemics.

U.K. identifies four cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa →