Because monkeypox is so rare, your healthcare provider may first suspect other rash illnesses, such as measles, chickenpox or even smallpox
Africa has contained monkey pox outbreaks during COVID pandemic - Africa
The source of infection in Nigeria is not known, as it still remains a risk of ongoing transmission in the country.
We are however concerned at the multiple countries outside, especially in Europe, that are seeing these outbreaks of monkeypox
A smallpox vaccine can provide protection against monkeypox, but its use is currently limited to people who work in a lab with the variola (smallpox) virus