Monkeypox outbreak growing but what's the risk to the public? - Gainesville Times

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Monkeypox outbreak growing but what's the risk to the public?

Stacy Nickerson, MLT, prepares a monkeypox test kit Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, at Urgent Care Gainesville. The Department of Public Health has reported 4 cases of monkeypox in District 2 and the Northeast Georgia Health System has reported one case. - photo by Scott Rogers

08192022 MONKEYPOX 4.jpg — Stacy Nickerson, MLT, prepares a monkeypox test kit Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, at Urgent Care Gainesville. The Department of Public Health has reported 4 cases of monkeypox in District 2 and the Northeast Georgia Health System has reported one case. - photo by Scott Rogers

Monkeypox cases are rising in Georgia, but just how high is the risk to the general public?