QuickStats: Number of Deaths from Hornet, Wasp, and Bee Stings Among Males and Females - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2011-2021

The monkeypox, a viral zoonotic disease usually found in forest areas of Central and Western Africa, has spread worldwide through new modes of transmission little understood. The WHO on 23 July 2022, declared the virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).The declaration has stirred criticism from leading scientists that the criteria for PHEIC as defined by International Heal