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WHO said that since UK reported the first monkeypox case on May 7, more than 550 confirmed cases of the disease in 30 countries have been reported.

Can monkeypox virus become a pandemic like Covid-19? Heres what experts say - A top US health expert says it is unlikely that monkeypox would cause Covid-19-like pandemic. WHO states outbreak is unusual but is still containable.

The global tally of monkeypox cases has surpassed 200 and continues to increase daily, reaching across 21 countries, according to the latest report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Monkeypox virus itself is not a sexually transmitted infection, which are generally spread through semen and vaginal fluids, the most recent surge in cases appears to have been spread among men who have sex with other men, WHO officials said, emphasising that anyone can contract monkeypox.

Experts talk about the monkeypox and its resurgence, how it’s different from other ‘pox’ viruses, and what might lie ahead.

In what may be the first U.S. monkeypox case of the year, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Wednesday said a case of the rare skin disease had been detected in a man.

The UK Health Security Agency said that the four new cases of monkeypox do not have known connections with the previously confirmed cases announced on May 14 and May 7.