Disease was first found in macaques
Daily Record|May 24, 2022
MONKEYPOX is a cousin of the lethal smallpox virus but is a milder, less deadly infection.
VIVIENNE AITKEN
Disease was first found in macaques

The disease was first discovered in a macaque monkey in 1958 and in humans in 1970.

The central African strain is the most serious but the outbreak in the UK is the milder west African version.

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