The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern Aug. 14 following the rapid spread of a new virus strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries.

An old video has been widely shared on social media incorrectly claiming that the World Health Organization (WHO) has reversed its Aug. 14 decision to declare mpox a public health emergency of international concern.

A new and contagious strain of mpox has made its way out of Central Africa, but the CDC considers the risk of the strain to be low in the United States for now.

In response to a growing global health threat of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, Egypt has stepped up its precautionary measures at all air, sea, and land ports after the World Health Organizatio

The first batch of mpox vaccine arrives in Congo's capital three weeks after WHO declares the virus a global emergency.

Democratic Republic of Congo received on Thursday its first batch of mpox vaccines, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has prompted a U.N. declaration of a global public health emergency.