Claim: No, monkeypox hasn't disappeared – it's still a global public health emergency
Fact-check: No, monkeypox hasn't disappeared – it's still a global public health emergency
Verdict: posts on facebook claim that the disease monkeypox – much in the headlines in mid-2022 – has "disappeared", hinting that there is something sinister about the virus or the way it was reported. but this isn't true. people are still contracting monkeypox, though significantly fewer than earlier in the year.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Kirsten Cosser
Date published: 2022-11-29T00:00:00