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Interesting context: WHO officials said: "the most recent surge in cases appears to have been spread among men who have sex with other men"

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/23/monkeypox-outbreak-is-primar...

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If the close contact during sex is a good way to get infected then it makes sense that a group that are largely cut off sexually from the rest of the population would see it first.

I think this information is from the UK where MSM are more likely to be engaged with their sexual health (ie get tested more often) than the population generally

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