What is monkeypox and how does it spread? Here are 6 things to know
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> The WHO estimates there are thousands of monkeypox infections in about a dozen African countries every year. Most are in Congo, which reports about 6,000 cases annually, and Nigeria,
with about 3,000 cases a year. Patchy health monitoring systems mean many infected people are likely missed, experts say. Isolated cases of monkeypox are occasionally spotted outside Africa,
including in the USA and Britain. The cases are typically associated with travel to Africa or contact with animals from areas where the disease is more common.