Mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions (L), and spherical immature virions (R), obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak, in a 2003 electron microscope image. Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP
The first case of monkeypox in Australia has been confirmed in the state of Victoria from a man in his 30s who recently returned from the United Kingdom.
The Victorian state health department states that monkeypox does not easily spread between people.
Rebecca Zhu
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Rebecca Zhu is based in Sydney. She focuses on Australian national affairs.
