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Monkeypox outbreak reaches Australia

Tom Burton
Tom BurtonGovernment editor

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Returned travellers are being warned to be on the lookout for symptoms of monkeypox after Australia’s first cases were discovered in Victoria and NSW.

The disease is rare, but there have been around 43 cases reported in Europe and North America and a further 65 cases are suspected.

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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com

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