The United States is now in the throes of its largest monkeypox outbreak in history — and New York accounts for nearly a third of the suspected cases
Why? Orthopoxviruses are rare in the area generally, New York state health officials say, and symptoms in confirmed cases have been consistent with those associated with monkeypox.
In New York City, health officials are focusing their educational efforts on providers and on one particular group, the LGBTQ community, which is associated with higher risk.
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