Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, had spread rapidly in the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic when awareness of public health was at a maximum.”Mpox continues to pose significant public health challenges that need a robust, proactive and sustainable response,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the time. Seven months after the World Health Organization downgraded mpox from a global threat, an outbreak in Africa could go international. What is mpox and how dangerous is it?

