Monkeypox goes global: why scientists are on alert

"Scientists are trying to understand why the virus, a less-lethal relative of smallpox, has cropped up in so many populations around the world."

"More than 120 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox, a rare viral disease seldom detected outside Africa, have been reported in at least 11 non-African countries in the past week. The emergence of the virus in separate populations around the world, in locations where it doesn’t usually appear has alarmed scientists — and sent them racing for answers. "

Monkeypox goes global: why scientists are on alert (nature.com) by Max Kozlov