The Centers for Disease Control said on Thursday that there are now nine confirmed cases of monkeypox in the United States, and that the number of infections worldwide continues to rise.
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Walensky said that all of the cases involved gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
The CDC said that some of the confirmed cases had recently traveled to areas with active outbreaks.
More than 200 confirmed or suspected infections of monkeypox have been reported in 20 countries around the world, with most occurring in Europe.
Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease, but can be spread through close contact with an animal that has been bitten.
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