Victoria is facing a record-setting mpox outbreak, the state's chief health officer has warned, and cases continue to rise across other Australian jurisdictions. Professor Ben Cowie said in an ...

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The mpox outbreak has reached its peak in Victoria in line with a national surge to more than 1000 cases in 2024, with some patients ending up in hospital.