NSW detects first locally acquired cases of monkeypox amid concerns about vaccine shortage

NSW’s first locally acquired cases of monkeypox bring the state’s total infections to 42. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

The first locally acquired cases of monkeypox have been detected in New South Wales, placing health authorities on alert amid a global vaccine shortage.

The state recorded three additional cases of monkeypox on Sunday, bringing the total caseload to 42. They included one case that acquired their infection in NSW and two cases that picked up the virus “within Australia”.