An electron microscope image of Listeria monocytogenes bacterium. Health officials have announced a recall of liverwurst and deli meat products in connection with a national listeria outbreak.(Elizabeth White/AP / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Africa has declared a public health emergency as a new strain of the Mpox virus hits the continent.

So what does this mean for the rest of the world? Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St. Luke's Health System, joined Idaho Matters to help answer that question.