Given that perfect storm, many scientists weren't shocked by the recent emergence of monkeypox in other countries around the world. The monkeypox virus, known for causing telltale skin lesions, typically enters human populations when someone touches or eats infected wildlife. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post/Getty Images)'Our fears are being confirmed'The monkeypox virus, known for causing telltale skin lesions, typically enters human populations when someone touches or eats infected wildlife. WATCH | How monkeypox outbreaks typically unfold in endemic regions of Africa: Virologist explains how monkeypox outbreaks typically unfold in endemic regions of Africa Duration 0:30 Virologist Dr. Oyewale Tomori describes what monkeypox outbreaks normally look like in the regions of Africa where the virus is endemic. But monkeypox outbreaks in Africa typically tend to ebb and flow, said Tomori of the Global Virome Project.

Source: CBC News June 01, 2022 18:01 UTC