Monkeypox is not a global health emergency for now, WHO says
Meanwhile, scientists are analyzing the virus’s genetic data for clues to its unprecedented spread
![electron micrograph of mature monkeypox viruses in pink and immature viruses in blue](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/062422_EG-TI_monkeypox_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Monkeypox has spread to at least 4,100 people in 46 countries. Mature monkeypox viruses, pink, and immature viruses, blue, are shown in a colorized electron micrograph.
Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery and Hannah Bullock/CDC