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The 2022 monkeypox outbreak has been deemed a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization.

Outbreaks of the rare monkeypox virus have appeared in 29 countries, with Greece being the latest, amounting to over 1,000 cases.

Biotech company Imugene and the City of Hope center have created a new genetically-modified oncolytic virus to kill cancer cells.

More cases of rare monkeypox virus have been recorded in the last week outside of Africa than since 1970 in at least 11 countries.