monkeypox virus
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Monkeypox Has Been Evolving in Humans Since at Least 2016, Study Finds
New research may change the narrative over how mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has become a human problem. Researchers found evidence that strains of the virus have been circulating between humans since at least 2016, years before it caused a surprise global epidemic in 2022. Though reported cases of the viral disease have since slowed…
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Latest Monkeypox Data Is Alarming; Second Monkeypox Strain Discovered in U.S.
Health officials continue to report more outbreaks of monkeypox in the U.S. and elsewhere, while a new analysis suggests that at least two different lineages of the viral illness are circulating around the U.S. These findings make it increasingly less likely that the virus can be stopped completely.