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Global monkeypox cases rise to over 550 after virus spread undetected, WHO says | South China Morning Post

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, announced on June 1, 2022, that the sudden appearance of monkeypox in several countries suggests that the disease had been spreading undetected for some time. Tedros said more than 550 confirmed cases in 30 countries had been reported to the WHO. …

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