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WHO report: New, unidentified illness in Congo

A new, unidentified illness has been reported in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is buffeted by multiple public health and humanitarian crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday.

Global tremors

President Trump’s actions cannot be brushed aside as inconsequential because they emanate from only one individual in one country.

Evolving threat

Monkeypox, a rare viral disease, occurs primarily in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa, though it has occasionally spread to other regions.

WHO to decide whether monkeypox represents public health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that it will convene a meeting next week to assess whether the current monkeypox outbreak outside of the traditional endemic areas in Africa has already turned into a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).