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Monkeypox outbreak is primarily spreading through sex, WHO says

By CNBC
| May 24, 2022

An outbreak of the monkeypox virus in North America and Europe is primarily spreading through sex among men with about 200 confirmed and suspected cases across at least a dozen countries, WHO officials said.

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