Monkeypox Outbreak 2024. The rapid spread of mpox, formerly called monkeypox, in african countries constitutes a global health emergency, the world health organization declared on. As of may 1, 2024, u.s.

It spread rapidly, and there were more than 87,000 cases and 140 deaths reported during that outbreak, according to a who count. Since early may 2022, cases of mpox (monkeypox) have been reported from countries where the disease is not endemic, and continue to be reported in several.