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According to health officials, most of the known cases in Europe have been among men who have sex with men, but anyone can be infected through close contact with a sick person, their clothing or bedsheets.

LONDON – A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as “a ...

A doctor says the leading theory to explain the more than 90 cases of monkeypox in a dozen countries including the U.S. was sexual transmission among gay and bisexual men at two raves in Spain and Belgium.

Monkeypox appears to spread through sexual activity or very close contact.

According to WHO, the sudden outbreak of monkeypox is likely due to sexual transmission by men at parties in Europe.

Outbreak is ‘significant’ but risk to population remains low, say officials

Health experts watch for concerning mutations that could make the monkeypox virus more easily transmissible or severe.

The unprecedented monkeypox outbreak appears to be a “random event” stemming from two recent raves in Europe involving sex, a leading World Health Organization adviser said Monday, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the initial symptoms can mimic those of an STD.

A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as “a random

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