News Health & Medicine Monkeypox is not a global health emergency for now, WHO says Meanwhile, scientists are analyzing the virus’s genetic data for clues to its unprecedented spread Monkeypox has spread to at least 4,100 people in 46 countries. Mature monkeypox viruses, pink, and immature viruses, blue, are shown in a colorized electron micrograph. Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery and Hannah Bullock/CDC Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Tina Hesman Saey and Erin Garcia de Jesús June 25, 2022 at 9:15 pm Monkeypox is not yet a global public health emergency, the World Health Organization said June 25.