### [2022-05-22](/feed/2022/05/22/index.md)

##### 2022 monkeypox outbreak
# Poland reports its first case of monkeypox. 

Monkeypox: The WHO has said the cases are expected to grow as 12 nations record patients infected with the rare virus. 


### Sources:

1. [Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/highly-unusual-who-on-monkeypox-spread-outside-africa-without-travel-links-101653190620722.html) [Image](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2022/05/22/1600x900/61869438_403_1653029427094_1653190724943.jpg)

### Changes:

1. Austria confirms its first case of monkeypox.  _2022-05-29 19:05:58 (First version)_
2. Argentina reports its first suspected case of monkeypox.  _2022-05-29 19:05:58 (Update)_
2. Poland reports its first case of monkeypox.  _(Current version)_

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