Monkeypox cases are on the rise with the virus now being declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organisation. 

There are cases in 75 countries including New Zealand and there have been five deaths so far since the outbreak started. 

Speaking on Tova, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Canterbury University, Arindam Basu, shares more on why health officials are concerned. 

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