Is Monkeypox really an issue for Africa?
Monkeypox was first detected in Nigeria and the DRC in the 1970s. Since then there\u2019ve been a number of cases in West African countries including Cameroon, the Central Africa Republic and Sierra Leone \u2013 but it hasn\u2019t been a problem for much of the rest of the continent \u2013 and compared to major killers like malaria, HIV and TB, very few people actually die from it. \n \nAnd yet the World Health Organisation says African countries should be on alert - and prepare their response to it. \n \nSo why is it a priority now? Is it just because people in western nations have been affected? Or is it really a new global threat?\n \nAlan Kasujja looks at the issue for Africa Daily.