Mpox Outbreak 2024 Chicago Bulls. An mpox outbreak has prompted the world health organization to declare a global emergency to help curb the virus' transmission. Centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) issued a health alert network (han) health update about the mpox outbreak in the democratic republic of.

Global health officials on thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in sweden and linked it to a growing outbreak in africa, the first sign of its spread. Mpox can result in severe disease requiring hospitalization particularly in persons with other health conditions or those who are immunocompromised.