As more cases of monkeypox are detected in the West, some scientists who have monitored the disease in Africa say they are baffled by the unusual spread.
Cases of monkeypox are growing in the West in people who have not travelled to Africa — a phenomena previously not seen before.Early hypotheses from scientists in the West suggest the virus may be transmitted sexually
One of the theories British health officials are exploring is whether the disease is being sexually transmitted. Health officials have asked doctors and nurses to be on alert for potential cases, but said the risk to the general population is low. The World Health Organization's lead on emergency response, Dr. Ibrahima Soce Fall, acknowledged this week that there were still "so many unknowns in terms of the dynamics of transmission, the clinical features the epidemiology."British officials have noted that the most recent cases have all been in young men who had no history of travel to Africa and were gay, bisexual, or had sex with men.
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