More than 700 monkeypox cases globally, 21 in US, says new report | South China Morning Post

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that it was aware of more than 700 global cases of monkeypox including 21 in the United States, with investigations now suggesting it is spreading inside the country. Sixteen of the first 17 cases were among people who identify as men who have sex with men, according to a new CDC report, and 14 were thought to be travel associated. All patients are in recovery or have recovered, and no cases have been fatal. "There have also been some cases in the United States that we know are…