This chapter emphasizes the significance of mpox vaccines in preventing outbreaks and their effectiveness in combating emergent infections. It highlights the importance of global collaboration, public health education, and early treatment interventions in managing the crisis.
Last month the World Health Organization declared the recent mpox outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergency of international concern. As scientists race to find out more about the new strain, Ian Sample talks to Trudie Lang, professor of global health research and director of the global health network at the University of Oxford, to find out what we still need to learn in order to tackle and contain the virus. Help support our independent journalism at
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