The United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, and other European countries are experiencing a monkeypox outbreak.

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There have been 68 suspected cases so far, eight in England and 20 in Portugal.

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There have also been cases documented in Canada and the United States.

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However, health experts have no idea where the monkeypox virus was spread.

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There's also the danger that the virus is spreading unnoticed throughout the population, maybe via a new transmission channel.

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"This [outbreak] is exceptional and unusual," says epidemiologist Susan Hopkins, the UK Health Security Agency's principal medical adviser (UKHSA)

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Fever, bodily pains, swollen lymph nodes, and eventually "pox" are all symptoms of monkeypox.

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