Monkeypox Case Counts Rise as Authorities Step Up Response

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As monkeypox surpasses 1,000 cases across more than 40 countries, public health authorities are stepping up their response to the growing outbreak

World Health Organization officials said they expect more cases of monkeypox will be seen as surveillance expands, but outbreaks of the disease can be contained.

Photo: Denis Balibouse/Reuters The number of monkeypox cases detected world-wide has surpassed 1,000, as public-health authorities step up their response toThe virus until recently was rarely detected outside the parts of West and Central Africa where it is endemic. It now has affected 1,050 people across more than 40 countries, according to the nonprofit data platform Global.health.

 

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