As of 26 May, a cumulative total of 257 laboratory-confirmed cases and around 120 suspected cases have been reported to WHO.
No deaths have been reported yet as a result of the latest outbreak.
Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from animals) with symptoms very similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe.
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