Monkeypox: 80 cases confirmed in 12 different countries

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The World Health Organization has said another 50 suspected cases are being investigated.

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Infections have been confirmed in nine European countries, as well as the US, Canada and Australia.

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Monkeypox is most common in remote parts of Central and West Africa.

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Monkeypox: 80 cases confirmed in 12 different countries

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It is a rare viral infection which is usually mild and from which most people recover in a few weeks

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The virus does not spread easily between people and the risk to the wider public is said to be very low.

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There is no specific vaccine for monkeypox, but a smallpox jab offers 85% protection since the two viruses are quite similar.

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