The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert, due to a new variant of the mpox viral disease in Africa. The WHO asserted that there is a risk that mpox could spread internationally again after 2022 and become a health risk in several countries. The WHO followed the recommendation of independent mpox experts, who had met at the WHO’s invitation in the so-called emergency committee, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva. The declaration of the emergency does not have concr…