https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/monkeypox-canada-quebec-europe-us-outbreak-1.6458523

 

The first monkeypox case of the year has been identified in Massachusetts, the CDC has said. Six people in the U.S. are also being monitored for potential exposure to the smallpox-related virus.

Health authorities in Spain have issued an alert over a potential outbreak of monkeypox – a rare and incurable viral infection – in Madrid. The alert follows similar outbreaks in the UK and Portugal, and all of the Spanish patients are gay men.