The CDC is asking clinicians to watch for a widening range of monkeypox symptoms as U.S. cases rise and evidence of community spread mounts. While monkeypox can be spread at close range, the CDC said it can't be transmitted over long distances by air.
in countries outside that region since May, according to the World Health Organization.
Confusion over whether monkeypox can be transmitted by air particles that linger or travel on air currents, similar to how SARS-CoV-2 transmits, arose from a change in the agency’s travel guidance regarding the monkeypox outbreak. A week later, that recommendation was removed from the agency’s travel guidance without immediate explanation.
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