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Scientists have already identified at least two versions of the virus in America, and genomic patterns suggest that sometime around 2018, monkeypox virus became better at spreading between people. Meanwhile, the federal government's handling of the outbreak is being criticized as too cumbersome, drawing comparisons to the covid-19 debacle.