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Monkeypox spreading in Europe, US, has African scientists baffled

The World Health Organization called a meeting on May 20, 2022 to discuss monkeypox [File photo: Denis Balibouse/Reuters]

As more cases of monkeypox are detected in Europe and North America, some scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks in Africa say they are baffled by the unusual disease’s spread in developed countries.

Cases of the smallpox-related disease have not previously been seen among people with no links to Central and West Africa.

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