<span style="color: #222222;">In Germany, at least two people have tested positive for monkeypox in Berlin. Authorities said yesterday, more cases may emerge over the next few days. Health officials in Berlin said the patients were in stable condition. Efforts had begun to trace their contacts. The rare infectious disease, which causes distinctive pustules but is rarely fatal, is endemic to parts of Central and Western Africa.<br />''<br />''In recent weeks, more than 100 confirmed or suspected cases have been recorded in Europe, as well as the United States, Canada and Australia.<br />''<br />''On Friday, Germany registered its first monkeypox infection in a patient in the southern city of Munich, who had traveled from Portugal via Spain.<br />''<br />''The World Health Organization's regional director for Europe Hans Kluge warned that cases could accelerate in the coming months.</span><br />