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| The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. |
| The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases. |
| It came at the end of the second meeting of the WHO's emergency committee on the virus. |
| More than 16,000 cases have now been reported from 75 countries, said WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. |
| There had been five deaths so far as a result of the outbreak, he added. |
| There are only two other such health emergencies at present - the coronavirus pandemic and the continuing effort to eradicate polio. |
| Dr Tedros said the emergency committee had been unable to reach a consensus on whether the monkeypox outbreak should be classified as a global health emergency. |
| However, he said the outbreak had spread around the world rapidly and he had decided that it was indeed of international concern. |
| Too little was understood about the new modes of transmission which had allowed it to spread, said Dr Tedros. |
| "The WHO's assessment is that the risk of monkeypox is moderate globally and in all regions, except in the European region, where we assess the risk as high," he added. |
| There was also a clear risk of further international spread, although the risk of interference with international traffic remained low for the moment, he said. |
| Dr Tedros said the declaration would help speed up the development of vaccines and the implementation of measures to limit the spread of the virus. |
| The WHO is also issuing recommendations which it hopes will spur countries to take action to stop transmission of the virus and protect those most at risk. |
| Monkeypox was first discovered in central Africa in the 1950s. |
| Health officials are already recommending people at highest risk of exposure to monkeypox - including some gay and bisexual men, as well as some healthcare workers - should be offered a vaccine. |
| Initial symptoms typically include a high fever, swollen lymph nodes and a blistery, chickenpox-like rash or lesions - often on the mouth or genitals in the recent cases. Infections are usually mild. |
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