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Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) Cases of monkeypox are continuing to crop up around the globe as the outbreak of the rare disease keeps spreading. As of Thursday, at least 1,260 cases have been detected in countries where the virus is not endemic, with the overwhelming majority reported in North America and Europe. São Paulo authorities confirmed to ABC News Wednesday that the first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Brazil in a 41-year-old man who recently traveled to Spain. In the United States, 40 infections are suspected or confirmed in 14 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New York has the most cases at nine, followed by California with eight, Florida with four, and Illinois and Colorado with three each. During a briefing Wednesday, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the window of opportunity to contain the outbreak is closing. "The risk of
At least 1,260 cases of monkeypox have been detected in countries where the virus is not endemic, but public health experts say the outbreak can still be "controlled."