Monkeypox has likely spread undetected 'for some time', says WHO

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GENEVA - The WHO said on Wednesday that hundreds of monkeypox cases have surfaced beyond the African countries where the disease is typically found, warning the virus has likely been spreading under

the radar.

where it has not been seen before"is clearly a cause for concern, and it does suggest undetected transmission for a while". Monkeypox is related to smallpox, which killed millions around the world every year before it was eradicated in 1980.But monkeypox, which spreads through close contact, is much less severe, with symptoms typically including a high fever and a blistery chickenpox-like rash that clears up after a few weeks.

 

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