CDC expects more monkeypox cases in the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s likely the United States will see additional cases of monkeypox in the coming weeks
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s likely the United States will see additional cases of monkeypox in the coming weeks
The rare monkeypox virus has caused infections in at least nine European countries, the United States, Canada, and Australia over the past month despite it being endemic to central and west Africa.
A man in New York is presumed to have Monkeypox virus, awaiting confirmation by Centers for Disease Control.
While not known as a sexually transmitted disease, monkeypox is spread through close contact.
The U.S. and other countries are scouring their vaccine stockpiles or ordering smallpox shots in a bid to control a global outbreak of the related monkeypox disease, though officials say the effort will be targeted and not a mass drive like the COVID-19 push.