The range and number of cases has puzzled doctors, who are asking why the virus has spread to the west
Scientists have warned that they expect monkeypox casesMore than 80 cases have already been reported in Europe, the US and Australia, including 20 in Britain. The global figure is unprecedented for a disease that is normally confined to central and west Africa.
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