Tunisia strengthens mpox surveillance: ministry


  • World
  • Saturday, 17 Aug 2024

TUNIS, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia has tightened health surveillance at its borders in response to the World Health Organization's declaration of a global mpox emergency, the health ministry said on Thursday.

No cases of the virus, formerly known as monkeypox, have been detected in the North African country, the ministry added.

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