Monkeypox

The latest news means there are currently seven confirmed cases in the UK, diagnosed between 6 and 15 May.

They are not linked to the earlier case. Of the four new ones, three were in London and one linked case was in the North East. The four all appear to have been infected in the capital. The latest news means there are currently seven confirmed cases in the UK, diagnosed between 6 and 15 May.

All four of the new patients are gay or bisexual men from London with no apparent travel links to Africa, where the virus is endemic. Two of the new cases ...

Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958, with the first reported human case in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1970. All cases were thought to have been caught by travellers who had been to Nigeria. The first patient, a person who had recently travelled to Nigeria, was diagnosed on May 7. Human cases were recorded for the first time in the US in 2003 and the UK in September 2018. The first case of monkeypox in a human was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has since been detected in a number of central and wester African countries. Two are known to each other but have no connection to any of the previous cases, in a sign the virus is spreading in the community for the first time.

Since 7 May, the UK Health Security Agency has announced three cases of monkeypox, two of which required hospital care.

These droplets generally can’t travel more than 1 metre or so, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Touching clothing, bedding or towels used by someone with monkeypox may also be a risk. Monkeypox may also be transmitted by eating the undercooked meat of an infected animal. Two days later, a laboratory test confirmed that the individual had the monkeypox virus. The rash goes through several stages, developing into papules and fluid-filled pustules, before eventually forming a scab that falls off. As the name suggests, it was first identified in monkeys, and is mainly confined to West and Central Africa. These individuals live together, with one requiring hospital care and the other isolating.

All of the new cases self-identify as gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men, the Health Security Agency (HSA) said. They were thought to be infected ...

It eventually forms a scab which falls off. Investigations are underway to establish any more cases in the UK and if there have been similar rises in other countries. Three of the new cases are in London and one linked case is in the North East of England. The first case was connected to travel to Nigeria but none of the other cases appear to be linked to that case or any country where monkeypox is endemic. The four new cases are not connected to the previous two cases announced on 14 May and the case announced on May 7. Investigations are now underway to establish any links between the new cases and how exactly they were infected.

The monkeypox virus is mostly transmitted to people from wild animals such as rodents and primates, though human-to-human transmission also occurs. The disease ...

However, as the source of infection in Nigeria is not known, there remains a risk of ongoing transmission in this country,” the UN agency said. There have been seven cases of monkeypox previously reported in the UK, all of which were related to a travel history to or from Nigeria. As monkeypox was suspected, they were immediately isolated. “Since the case was immediately isolated and contact tracing was performed, the risk of onward transmission related to this case in the United Kingdom is minimal. So far, none has reported compatible symptoms. Risk of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom is minimal following a confirmed case of the rare and sometimes fatal animal-bourne disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

Britain's health authorities are investigating four more cases of rare viral monkey pox infection which have been diagnosed in England taking the total ...

The viral disease is usually spread by touching or getting bitten by infected wild animals like rats or squirrels in western and central Africa.

In more severe cases, a rash can develop, often on the face and genitals, that resembles those seen in chickenpox and smallpox. In a statement, the UK’s Health Security Agency said an investigation had begun into how the men became infected and whether they had any links to each other. Public health experts said doctors who treat patients who develop rashes “without a clear alternative diagnosis” should seek specialist advice.

Three of the cases have been detected in London, and one in the North East of England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced on Monday.

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What is Monkeypox? Four people in England have been diagnosed with the rare viral infection monkeypox. Three of the cases have been detected in London and one ...

There was a second outbreak in 2021, in which three family members were diagnosed with the virus after travel to Nigeria. it is a sensible precaution that those people who may have come into contact with these two recent cases [in the UK] are being traced and followed up”. Seventy-five per cent of sufferers were male and aged between 21 and 40 years old. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The UKHSA has said it is currently investigating connections between the four patients, who are all believed to have contracted it in the capital, although the virus is mainly spread by wild animals in areas of western and central Africa. Three of the cases have been detected in London and one in the north east of England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced on Monday.

The UKHSA has revealed that four more cases of the virus have been detected, bringing the number of infections in the current outbreak to seven.

Dr Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser, UKHSA, said: “This is rare and unusual. But as the most recent cases are in gay, bisexual and other MSM communities, and as the virus spreads through close contact, the UKHSA has advised these groups to be alert to any unusual rashes or lesions on any part of their body, especially their genitalia, and to contact a sexual health service if they have concerns. All four of these cases self-identify as gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men and all appear to have been infected in London. The four new cases announced by the UKHSA last night have no known links to the previous three cases reported this month, leading to concerns that there has been transmission of the virus in the community. Four more people have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the UK, with three of the new cases in London and one in the North East of England. The NHS has said it can be can be caught from infected wild animals in parts of west and central Africa as well as from touching clothing, bedding or towels used by someone with the monkeypox rash, coughs or sneezes and touching monkeypox skin blisters or scabs.

Monkeypox is a viral infection usually associated with travel to West Africa. It has been described by the UKHSA as being a 'mild self-limiting illness' spread ...

- rash - fever Dr Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser at the UKHSA, said: “This is rare and unusual.

Several cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in England since the start of the month, with health authorities unsure of how people contracted it.

Monkeypox does not spread easily between people and the risk to the UK population is low, health authorities have stressed. One case of monkeypox confirmed in the North East on May 16 had no connection with the previous cases and does not have links to a country where the infection is endemic. the coughs or sneezes of a person with the monkeypox rash The risk of catching it in the UK is very low, however, several cases have been confirmed in England this month. Several cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in England since the start of the month. What is monkeypox and why is the UK reporting cases?

Health bosses say all four of the new infections happened in London with another moving further north after infection.

We are contacting any potential close contacts of the cases to provide health information and advice." UKHSA has said it is working closely with NHS partners to establish whether there have been any more cases in recent weeks, and international partners to examine whether other countries have seen a similar rise in monkeypox. The UK Health Security (UKHSA) is now working to find links between the four cases, which all appear to have been infected in the capital.

Like humans, monkeys sometimes acquire infection from the small animals. It's a poxvirus, in the same family as variola virus, which caused smallpox before it ...

“This outbreak of monkeypox is unprecedented in the UK and has provoked urgent public health action. “Monkeypox is caused by a virus which is very similar to smallpox and the characteristic lesions on the skin look similar. “Monkey pox is a pox virus of the same family as Smallpox and it causes an illness that can look similar to smallpox when the rash develops, though it is less transmissible. “There’s currently gaps in our knowledge, and the contact tracing and public health investigation being carried out by UKHSA will no doubt reveal more in due course, for example about how pattern of transmission. So, it would not be surprising that sex which does tend to require close person to person skin contact over a quite wide area of the body would also enable transmission of Monkeypox. Whether or not that is genital to genital contact or through other contact is not clear to me, though if pocks occur in the genital area than such sexual transmission is likely. “Humans can become infected by contact with an infected animal, human or materials which are contaminated with the virus. The other is the “West African” type which is less transmissible and causes less severe disease and fewer deaths3. “The implications are not so significant, in that we know close contact is required for transmission, and therefore some form of close contact will have happened here. The clinical presentation is often in the groin, and the disease itself can be transmitted via the close contact of sexual or intimate activity. “Transmission of monkeypox virus infection in humans by sexual contact has not previously been documented, and the recent cases suggest a potentially novel means of spread. “Sporadic cases in the UK are likely to be imported occasionally by travel. Vaccinia virus, used as the vaccine to eradicate smallpox, is also in the same family and vaccination against smallpox also protects against monkeypox.

Sudden emergence of cases, and uncertainties around how and where individuals contracted virus, has left scientists puzzled, with sexual contact seen as ...

Investigating this possibility would require extensive testing of wildlife in the field.” Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The seven people diagnosed with monkeypox in the UK have been infected with the west African variant of the virus, which is mild compared to the central African strain, health officials said on Monday. “This is further suggested by the fact that common contacts have been identified for only 2 of the 4 latest cases,” he said on Twitter, adding it was “bizarre” that people appear to have acquired the infection via sexual contact, as “this is a novel route of transmission” that has not previously been reported in the UK. The recent outbreak of monkeypox cases in the UK is “unprecedented,” a scientist has said, as others warned there were “gaps in our knowledge” over the recent spread of the disease. “This outbreak of monkeypox is unprecedented in the UK and has provoked urgent public health action," said Jimmy Whitworth, a professor of international public health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

WITH seven cases of monkeypox now in the UK, health officials admit there could be community transmission, and say they're urgently investigating.

But it can take between five and 21 days for an infection to appear, which means there is a risk people can unknowingly spread the infection before they realise they are ill. Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical advisor, UKHSA, said: "This is rare and unusual. Initial symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion. Due to the recent increase in cases and uncertainties around where some of the individuals have acquired the infection the UKHSA says it is now working with the NHS to identify if there may have been any other suspected cases in recent weeks, particularly in and around the capital, as well as speaking to other countries to find out if they are noticing any similar rises in monkeypox cases. With seven confirmed cases now in the UK since early May, and the UK Health Security Agency in a race to find the source of the latest outbreak, we take a look at what monkeypox is and why its arrival in Britain has got health officials worried. Describing the incidents as "rare and unusual" medics – who have found no links to travel or African countries where the virus is endemic – say early signs now suggest there could be some transmission of the virus in the community.

Seven cases of the virus have been recorded so far in England, with six in London and one in the North East.

“This may indeed be the first time transmission of monkeypox via sexual contact has been documented, although it has not been confirmed to be the case,” said Dr Michael Head, a global health scientist from the University of Southampton. “Most ‘sexual contact’ qualifies as ‘close contact’. Thus, the recent observation of apparent transmission through sexual contact in the UK does not necessarily, in itself, imply any recent change in the monkeypox virus routes of transmission.” Prof Neil Mabbott, personal chair in immunopathology at the University of Edinburgh, added: “Transmission of monkeypox virus infection in humans by sexual contact has not previously been documented, and the recent cases suggest a potentially novel means of spread.” Monkeypox cases in Britain are rare and the fact that only one of the seven cases, the very first, have a recent travel history to Africa means the virus is spreading in the community. “What is even more bizarre is finding cases that appear to have acquired the infection via sexual contact - this is a novel route of transmission that will have implications for outbreak response and control,” Mr Prochazka said. Four of the seven cases seen in England in the past two weeks are in gay or bisexual men and this is “highly suggestive” of sex being a driver of transmission, according to experts.

Infectious disease expert Dr Mateo Prochazka said cases of the virus spreading through sex 'has never been described before'

We are contacting any potential close contacts of the cases to provide health information and advice.” Further work looking at whether the virus is found in semen is required to say truly sexually transmitted.” The closer and longer the contact, the more likely it is to transmit. This is further suggested by the fact that common contacts have been identified for only two of the four latest cases.” Symptoms are usually mild and clear in two to four weeks. Some scientists played down a potential link, as the virus can be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact. A rash usually appears one to 5 days after the first symptoms. Monkeypox is a rare infection mainly spread by wild animals in parts of west or central Africa. Its symptoms include a rash which can be confused with chickenpox. “This is because the virus is not really ‘fit’ to perpetuate spread from person to person. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected seven monkeypox cases in total, all of which were diagnosed between 6 and 15 May. Four new ones were confirmed last week. Common contacts have been identified for two of the four latest cases. Some of the longest transmission chains documented include six successive person-to-person infections.

Seven cases of monkeypox, a viral infection that can cause a rash similar to chickenpox or syphilis, have been confirmed in England, the UK Health Security ...

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'It will have been brought to the UK recently by a traveller from west or central Africa who was incubating the infection. Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958, with the first reported human case in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1970. The seventh UK patient had brought the virus back from Nigeria, where the disease is widespread. The first patient, a person who had recently travelled to Nigeria, was diagnosed on May 7. Seven Britons have been diagnosed with monkeypox and six of them appear to have contracted it in the UK — in a sign the virus is spreading in the community. Of the UK's seven cases, five are in London, one in the South East, and one in the North East. 'There is a need to engage with the at-risk community of gay and bisexual men to ensure they know about the presence of this infection and report any sign and symptoms to health facilities. What is the Monkeypox virus and what are the risks and symptoms? The virus responsible for the disease is found mainly in the tropical areas of west and central Africa. So far seven Brits have been diagnosed with the virus and six are thought to have been infected in the UK, in a sign it is spreading in the community for the first time. Experts at the UK Health Security Agency claimed the pattern of spread is 'highly suggestive of spread in sexual networks'. Four of the cases are in gay or bisexual men, who are now being urged to be extra vigilant for new lesions or rashes.

Four more cases of monkeypox have been identified in the UK, bringing the total number of confirmed cases of the disease to seven, health bosses have said.

These cases do not, however, seem to be connected to the previous confirmed cases of monkeypox in the UK which were announced on May 14, nor the first UK case announced on May 7, which has led to concerns that there has been transmission of the virus in the community. Four more cases of monkeypox have been identified in the UK, bringing the total number of confirmed cases of the disease to seven, health bosses have said. The outbreak of monkeypox in the UK is likely to be have been "spread in sexual networks" according to Mateo Prochazka, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

Monkeypox cases have been discovered in the UK with seven people in total diagnosed with the disease. While the threat to the population is minimal, ...

The NHS explained it is uncommon to get monkeypox from another person. Monkeypox cases have been discovered in the UK with seven people in total diagnosed with the disease. Monkeypox UK: What does the monkeypox rash look like?

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What is monkeypox?The illness is caused by a virus from the Orthopoxvirus family, the same family as the smallpox virus, though monkeypox is much less ...

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But they’re also seeking to identify contacts of the infected to see if they have transmitted the virus to others. Though there’s no suggestion the individuals had direct contact with the man — they sat within a three-row radius of his seat — the six individuals will be monitored for 21 days, she said. “There’s a lot of travel between the U.K. and the United States and other global areas. McQuiston said the CDC is considering sending out a health alert to medical professions and sexually transmitted infection clinics in this country. “If there appears to be unknown chains of transmission, it just puts us on alert to be thinking: Could this be spreading outside the U.K.?” The fact that there are two apparently unconnected clusters suggests there may be more than one chain of transmission in the country, each of which could contain additional cases that haven’t yet been detected. Many conditions can cause rashes but the monkeypox rash has some unusual features, notably the fact that vesicles can form on the palms of the hands. Complicating the situation — and amplifying the concern — is the fact that the other cases comprise two distinct groups that have no discernible links to one other. In that outbreak, 71 people in six states contracted monkeypox. And I think we have some concern that there could be spread outside the U.K associated with this,” Jennifer McQuiston, a senior CDC official, told STAT in an interview. It suggests that there are unknown chains of transmission happening,” McQuiston said. It is not known how any of these people contracted the virus.

One in ten of those infected dies from the rare African-originated disease which leaves victims pockmarked with painful, ugly blisters and rashes over their ...

Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958, with the first reported human case in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1970. However after smallpox was eradicated worldwide in 1980, the vaccine is now hard to find. 'You can go and visit a place like the Congo or Nigeria, be exposed to an infection. A second case was later found in Maryland. The virus responsible for the disease is found mainly in the tropical areas of west and central Africa. What is the Monkeypox virus and what are the risks and symptoms? There is concern the disease could enter the country through international travellers arriving in Australia from the US, UK or Africa (pictured, a stock image of an international traveller arriving at Sydney Airport) A 2020 WHO report said human-to-human transmission of the virus is rare and that the longest chain of cases appears to only have been six people before it ended. Two are known to each other but have no connection to any of the previous cases, in a sign the virus is spreading in the community for the first time. The initial case of the UK outbreak is believed to have been brought into the country by a victim who contracted the disease while travelling through Nigeria, where the virus is endemic. Four more people have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the UK, bringing the total number of cases in the latest outbreak to seven. In the UK, the virus outbreak appears to have been confined to gay or bisexual men - but none of the latest cases had a direct connection with Africa.