Mexico and Cuba report rare deaths of two patients with monkeypox

MEXICO CITY, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Mexico and Cuba have reported the deaths of two people who had tested positive for monkeypox, although neither country attributed the fatalities to the viral disease.

The reports follow monkeypox-related deaths reported in Brazil and Ecuador in the past month, but fatalities remain extremely rare in the current outbreak. read more

The Pan-American Health Organization has reported at least 21,200 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the Americas, and over . . .