POINTS
· The WHO declared monkeypox a global health emergency.
· The rare designation means the WHO now views the outbreak as a significant enough threat to global health that a coordinated international response is needed.
· The WHO last issued a global health emergency in January 2020 in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
· Europe is the epicenter of the outbreak. Right now, men who have sex with men are the community at highest risk.
· The WHO chief said the global risk is moderate, but the threat is high in Europe.
· Monkeypox is unlikely to disrupt international trade or travel right now, the WHO chief said.