Mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions (L), and spherical immature virions (R), obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP) New York City health officials have issued a warning about a “substantial” increase in monkeypox infections and urged vigilance as monthly cases have more than doubled compared to most of last year, with the advisory coming just weeks after authorities warned of a record jump in cases of a potentially deadly disease caused by rat urine.
After averaging between two and 20 monthly cases for most of 2023, the Big Apple saw a jump in October to an average of 36 monthly cases of monkeypox, New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene officials said in a May 3 advisory.
The peak case count was 51 in January 2024, officials said, which is several times higher than around the […]
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