- Monkeypox is a rare disease that’s usually found in Central and West Africa.
- It has recently been detected across Europe and in North America, including in the United States.
- The US suffered its first monkeypox outbreak in 2003.
Monkeypox is a rare disease that’s usually found in Central and West Africa and is detected among those who have traveled there.
But at least a dozen cases have been detected across Europe and in North America this month, leaving experts scrambling to investigate the spread.
Here’s how the United States dealt with its first-ever monkeypox outbreak in 2003.
