In the United States, there have been fewer new cases of monkeypox recorded recently. Experts say it is too soon to tell if the trend will continue, media reports said.

‘A few factors are working together to bend the curve, including vaccination, behavior changes and harm reduction messages being heard and implemented.’

"The rate of rise is lower, but we are still seeing increases and we are of course a very diverse country and things are not even across the country. So, we are watching this with cautious optimism," she was quoted as saying.





Monkeypox Cases in the United States
As per the CDC, there were an average of 337 new cases of monkeypox reported each day in the US last week.That’s a 24 per cent drop from two weeks earlier -- a difference of more than 100 cases a day, the report said.
Health officials said they are working hard to understand the factors driving case trends.
Source-IANS