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1 big thing

WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency

1 big thing

Axios

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4.02K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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There are now more than 16,000 cases of monkeypox outside Africa, where the spread began, including nearly 3,000 cases in the US. Plus: Trump’s revenge mindset. And: a milestone for Indigenous people in India. Guests: Axios' Adriel Bettelheim and Jonathan Swan. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Alex Sugiura, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: Monkeypox declared a global emergency by WHO CDC confirms first U.S. cases of monkeypox in children Trump's revenge Jan. 6th committee drives home its case against Trump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Good morning, welcome to Axios today. It's Monday, July 25th. I'm Nyla Boudou.

0:24.5

Here's what we're watching today. Trump's Revenge Mindset.

0:28.7

Plus, a milestone for indigenous people in India. But first, the World Health Organization

0:34.6

declares monkey pox a global health emergency. That's today's one big thing.

0:45.1

There are now more than 16,000 cases of monkey pox outside Africa where the spread began,

0:51.2

including nearly 3,000 in the US. So what do we need to know now? Here for reality check

0:56.9

on the state of this virus is Axios' senior health care editor, Adriel Betelheim.

1:01.4

Good morning, Adriel. Hi, nice to be with you. Adriel, what will happen as a result of this

1:06.8

emergency declaration? Well, this declaration could conceivably free up more resources, more money

1:12.8

for treatments. It also could put increased demand on supplies of vaccines. But it's partly just

1:19.7

a global awareness. The condition has spread to more than 70 countries. This is something that

1:26.1

has been around for decades, but has been largely confined to fairly small part of Africa. So

1:31.2

it just ratchets up the awareness. And of course, the Biden administration is weighing to do,

1:36.3

whether to do its own public health emergency in the aftermath of this.

1:40.2

Adriel, you said that monkey pox had been confined to just a few countries in Africa. What

1:46.2

caused it to spread so quickly? Well, this is something that's spread by intimate contact.

1:52.3

It's concentrated in men who have sex with other men, especially multiple partners.

1:58.8

And the way that it has spread, it's sort of a different strain than what was observed in Africa.

2:05.8

What's happened is that's put enormous pressure on local public health departments and

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