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May 21, 2022 57 secs

A senior adviser for the World Health Organization has said the monkeypox outbreak seems to be spreading through sexual contact, and warned that case numbers could spike over the summer months as people attend major summer gatherings and festivals.

Health officials in several countries have warned that cases could rise further over the summer.

The warning comes as a New York City resident has tested positive for the virus that causes monkeypox, health officials said, with the federal Centers for Disease Control investigating to determine whether the rare disease is actually present.

The notification came a day after authorities in New York City said they were investigating two potential cases.

One of those potential cases in the city was ruled out, the state health department said.

State and city officials have said they will try to determine how the New York patient was infected.

Officials in the state have said the patient recently traveled to Canada.

In recent days, clinicians have been advised to treat patients with related symptoms as a “possible diagnosis” and to consult their state health department or the CDC’s Emergency Operations Center “as soon as monkeypox is suspected”.

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