Spain confirms seven monkeypox cases as European outbreak grows

Portuguese authorities said on Thursday that the 14 cases confirmed in the country were all reported in the area surrounding the capital city of Lisbon

In Spain, all of the reported cases to date involved men in Madrid, officials said. Picture: Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP

Health officials in Spain have reported seven cases of monkeypox and Portugal updated its number of confirmed cases to 14 as an outbreak of a viral disease typically limited to Africa expanded in Europe.

In Spain, all of the reported cases to date involved men in Madrid, officials said.