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Monkeypox cases drop 21% worldwide, reversing a monthlong increase

The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a monthlong trend of rising infections and possibly indicating that Europe’s large outbreak is starting to wane, according to a World Health Organization report issued Thursday. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that the continent had 219 new cases reported in the last week, a jump of 54%. British health authorities said last week, after seeing a decline in the daily number of new reported cases, that there were “early signs” that the country’s monkeypox outbreak was slowing. Britain’s Health Security Agency downgraded the country’s monkeypox outbreak last month, saying there was no evidence the once-rare disease was spreading beyond gay and bisexual men.

LA Times

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