An electron microscopic image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virus particles. Photo: CDC/Handout via Reuters
An electron microscopic image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virus particles. Photo: CDC/Handout via Reuters
Disease

WHO says ‘urgent need’ for package of measures against monkeypox

  • World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found
  • Monkeypox is an infectious disease that is usually mild, and is endemic in parts of west and central Africa, and is spread by close contact