In July of 2022, mpox was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, or PHEIC, by WHO during a surge in infections that led to more than 100,000 cases in 122 countries.
Although the PHEIC was declared over in May 2023, reports of sporadic cases and transmission have continued, including an outbreak of newly identified clade Ib mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with sustained human-to-human transmission and spread into nearby countries. This led to a second PHEIC being declared in August 2024, during which approximately 12,000 cases have been reported in several