#viral infection
In response to a growing global health threat of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, Egypt has stepped up its precautionary measures at all air, sea, and land ports after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). This move follows a significant upsurge of the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its spread to other African nations. Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar assured the public on Thursday,…