The increase in monkeypox cases across the United States prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to announce Tuesday that it has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC).The CDC's establishment of the EOC enables the organisation to further boost operational support for the response in order to handle the outbreak's changing circumstances.
According to a press statement from the CDC, "this step establishes the CDC's command centre for monitoring and directing the emergency response to monkeypox and mobilising more CDC staff and resources."