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Monkeypox outbreaks: 4 key questions researchers have

Scientists are racing to understand the latest monkeypox outbreaks — from their origins to whether they can be contained.
  1. Max Kozlov
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It’s been three weeks since public-health authorities confirmed a case of monkeypox in the United Kingdom. Since then, more than 400 confirmed or suspected cases have emerged in at least 20 non-African nations, including Canada, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom — the largest outbreak ever seen outside Africa. The situation has scientists on alert, because the monkeypox virus has emerged in separate populations across multiple countries, and there is no obvious link between many of the clusters, raising the possibility of undetected local transmission of the virus.

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Nature 606, 238-239 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01493-6

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