Monkey pox: “We must take this disease seriously”, urge scientists

The question has divided scientists. Should we trigger the maximum alert level for monkeypox, a sign of an extraordinary event? This Saturday, nine experts from the emergency committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) voted against, six for. And it was ultimately the director general himself, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who decided in favor of triggering this maximum alert. This is the seventh time that the WHO has activated this threshold since 2009, proof of a strong message sent to the world and of a call for a collective start.