The Sunday Mail
PUBLIC health experts have warned the United States is running out of time to contain the monkeypox outbreak as nearly 3 000 confirmed monkeypox cases have been reported in the country.
The state of New York had the most cases, with 900, followed by California with 356 and Florida with 247, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Given the testing bottlenecks in the United States, monkeypox cases are likely being undercounted, health experts said.
The CDC confirmed two cases of monkeypox in children on Friday. One case is a toddler who is a resident of California. The other is an infant who is not a US resident.
Public health officials are investigating how the children were infected. The CDC said the two cases are unrelated and probably the result of household transmission.
The World Health Organisation…
