As the focus remains on the Covid-19 pandemic, another disease has scientists on high alert.

Monkeypox, a virus that has rarely been seen outside Africa, has been spreading rapidly in recent months leading the World Health Organisation to declare the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

On Thursday, Australia’s chief medical officer Paul Kelly designated the outbreak here a communicable disease incident of national significance. 

So far, 44 Australians have been diagnosed with the disease as part of an outbreak that now spans more than 20,000 people across 71 countries.

To tell us more, science reporter Liam Mannix joins Nathanael Cooper on Please Explain.

As the focus remains on the Covid-19 pandemic, another disease has scientists on high alert.
Monkeypox, a virus that has rarely been seen outside Africa, has been spreading rapidly in recent months leading the World Health Organisation to declare the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
On Thursday, Australia’s chief medical officer Paul Kelly designated the outbreak here a communicable disease incident of national significance. 
So far, 44 Australians have been diagnosed with the disease as part of an outbreak that now spans more than 20,000 people across 71 countries.
To tell us more, science reporter Liam Mannix joins Nathanael Cooper on Please Explain.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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