Explainer: How concerned should we be about monkeypox?

Global health officials have sounded the alarm over rising cases in Europe and elsewhere of monkeypox, a type of viral infection more common in the west and central Africa.

As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported from 12 member states that are not endemic to the virus, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The UN agency said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found, and will provide...