Monkeypox is related to smallpox, which killed millions around the world every year before it was eradicated in 1980. Photo: AP
Monkeypox is related to smallpox, which killed millions around the world every year before it was eradicated in 1980. Photo: AP
Monkeypox
World /  Europe

No concern yet monkeypox will cause pandemic, WHO says as UK reports dozens of new cases

  • The WHO’s top monkeypox expert holds briefing amid concerns about global outbreak
  • A further 71 cases of monkeypox have been detected in England, bringing total to 172

Associated Press
Associated Press

Updated: 9:48am, 31 May, 2022

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Monkeypox is related to smallpox, which killed millions around the world every year before it was eradicated in 1980. Photo: AP
Monkeypox is related to smallpox, which killed millions around the world every year before it was eradicated in 1980. Photo: AP
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