<p>The public health emergencies in 2022 and 2024 saw the virus reported in 145 countries, but in the new cases children appear particularly affected</p><p>A fresh outbreak of mpox <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/24/children-half-mpox-disease-cases-guinea-bissau-epidemic-spreads-west-africa">in Guinea Bissau</a> – the country’s first – means the virus formerly known as monkey pox is back in the headlines. So what has changed?</p><p>Since 2022, there have been <a