A handful of cases of monkeypox have now been reported or are suspected in Britain, Portugal, Spain and the United States.
The virus spreads through close contact, both in spillovers from animals and, less commonly, between humans. It was first found in monkeys in 1958, hence the name, although rodents are now seen as the probable main animal host.
Scientists are now carrying out genomic sequencing to see if the viruses are linked, the World Health Organization said this week.One possible scenario behind the rise in cases is increased travel as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Monkeypox puts virologists on the alert because it is in the smallpox family, although it causes less serious illness.
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