ot repeat the early missteps of the Covid-19 pandemic that delayed the detection of cases, helping the virus spread.
The WHO is considering whether the outbreak should be assessed as a potential public health emergency of international concern , an official told Reuters. A WHO determination that an outbreak constitutes a global health emergency - as it did with Covid-19 or Ebola - would help accelerate research and funding to contain a disease.
Discussing whether to set up an emergency committee, the body that recommends declaring a PHEIC, is just part of the agency's routine response, WHO officials said. People who are infected - and in some cases their close contacts - are advised to isolate for 21 days, but it is not clear to what extent people would adhere to such a long time away from work or other commitments. The lab capacity to test for monkeypox is also not yet widely established, said Eckerle, meaning rapid diagnosis can be difficult.
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