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Highlights
- On 22 November 2024, the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations 2005 (IHR, 2005) was unanimous in expressing the view that the ongoing upsurge of mpox still meets the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) and that the WHO Director-General be advised accordingly. The WHO Director-General concurred with the advice of the Committee that the event continues to constitute a PHEIC and issued revised temporary recommendations to this effect.
- WHO updated its assessment of the public health risk posed by mpox in November 2024. A breakdown of the assessment findings are detailed in this report.
- Since the last situation report, two additional countries have confirmed travel-related cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV for the first time: Canada and the United States of America.
- One country, Angola, has reported mpox cases for the first time ever, since the last situation report.