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Quarantine is not believed to be necessary to prevent the spread of monkeypox in the United States, President Joe Biden said Monday at Akasaka Palace in Japan.
Countries across Europe and North America, as well as Australia, have been battling what one epidemiology expert has called "the most important outbreak in the history of monkeypox in the Western Hemisphere".
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday it’s likely the United States will see additional cases of monkeypox in the coming weeks, but officials cautioned that it’s harder to transmit the virus than it is to spread respiratory illnesses like COVID-19.
So far, 5 Americans are likely infected with monkeypox, the CDC said Monday. Health officials are trying to determine how the cases may be connected.
Lab tests confirmed a case of monkeypox in Massachusetts. The CDC is waiting on lab results to confirm cases in Florida, New York and Utah.