Monkeypox: Second man in Israel suspected of contracting virus - The Jerusalem Post

The Israeli Health Ministry announced that a second suspected case of monkeypox had been detected.

If confirmed, this would make this the second case of monkeypox in Israel.

While the case has yet to be confirmed, Health Ministry Director-General Nachman Ash told 103FM that there will likely be more cases in Israel.

The monkeypox virus is closely related to smallpox, an infamous disease going back to prehistoric times until it was declared fully eradicated in 1980.