Spain’s Monkeypox Case Tally Rises to 84, Health Ministry Says

Spain’s Monkeypox Case Tally Rises to 84, Health Ministry Says
Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive" in an illustration taken on May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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MADRID/LISBON—Spanish health authorities reported 25 new cases of monkeypox on Thursday, bringing the total tally of infections in one of the main hot spots of the recent outbreak to 84.

The Health Ministry, which now considers all non-human-origin pox infections as monkeypox after a positive test while before only counting those confirmed by sequencing, also said there were 73 suspected cases.