There are fears of monkeypox panic with Spain recording the highest number of cases in Europe since the start of the current outbreak in April 2022.
A total of 8,101 cases have been reported, nearly double that of another popular @British tourist destination on the list – France.
So far in 2024, there have been 260 confirmed cases, with almost half in the Spanish capital of Madrid. Ninety percent of those were unvacinated.
Between July 5 and August 5, 16 infections have been reported by the Carlos III Institute.
Nearly all (98 percent) of cases are in males aged between 6 and 68 years, although six out of ten were between 30 and 49 years old, bringing the average age to 37.
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