Authorities in Australia, France and Germany confirmed their first cases of monkeypox on Friday as the normally rare disease continues to crop up in a growing number of countries around the globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) said there were around 80 confirmed cases and 50 under investigation in 11 countries where the disease is not usually found. The Australian state of Victoria recorded its first case of monkeypox, in a man his 30s who had recently returned from Britain. Earlier on Friday, neighbouring New South Wales’ health authorities said they had identified another “probable” ca…

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