Fortress Against the Truth: America Brought Down by Ignorance and Isolationism

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) saw another 1000 total monkeypox cases in the past month, rising from 2591 cases on 5 Jul to 3567 on 9 Aug, 2020, according to the World Health Organization. The
monkeypox death toll in DRC has also risen to 132 through 9 Aug. ProMed. Is monkeypox beginning to fill the niche left by eradication of smallpox? Why international collaborations in global biosurveillance and infectious disease control are necessary. No country is an island unto itself nor can it hide behind a wall.