evidence: The current outbreak stems from the clade I strain of mpox, different from the clade II strain that caused the 2022 global health emergency. [...] "The current upsurge of mpox in parts of Africa, along with the spread of a new sexually transmissible strain of the monkeypox virus, is an emergency, not only for Africa, but for the entire globe," said Dimie Ogoina, MBBS, FWACP, FMCP, FACP, FIDSA, chair of WHO's mpox emergency committee and president of the Nigeria Infectious Diseases Society. "Mpox, originating in Africa, was neglected there, and later caused a global outbreak in 2022. It is time to act decisively to prevent history from repeating itself."