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What to Know About the Monkeypox Outbreak

Vitals goes behind the headlines to get the definitive answers to the health questions everyone is asking.

What to Know About the Monkeypox Outbreak

Season 1 Episode 17 | 14m 21s | CC

Thousands of cases of monkeypox have been reported in countries where, historically, the virus is not endemic. But this virus isn’t new. In fact, Monkeypox is currently endemic in parts of West and Central Africa and scientists have known about the virus infecting humans since as early as 1970. So what changed? The Vitals team, along with epidemiologist, Dr. Anne Rimoin, are here to demystify it.

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