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Monkeypox found in US and UK: What is it and should you be worried?

The case, the first in the US so far this year, follows reports of scattered cases in Europe, including seven in the UK and others in Portugal and Spain.

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A case of the rare and potentially dangerous monkeypox has been confirmed in the US after infections were reported across Europe.
 
The infected man had recently traveled to Canada and

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First Published: May 19 2022 | 9:33 AM IST

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