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mpox outbreak of 2022
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mpox outbreak of 2022

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  • Mpox
    mpox
    / Notable outbreaks

    In 2022 a more severe outbreak emerged, involving extensive human-to-human transmission in countries outside of Africa. The outbreak began in May 2022 in the United Kingdom and spread widely in the following months, reaching countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. By late July, with nearly 18,600 cases having…

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    In 2022 a more severe outbreak emerged, involving extensive human-to-human transmission in countries outside of Africa. The outbreak began in May 2022 in the United Kingdom and spread widely in the following months, reaching countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. By late July, with nearly 18,600 cases having…

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