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The UK Health Security Agency will release updated figures on the situation in the UK on Monday, with 20 cases recorded to date. UK’s monkeypox response is worthy of praise, says expert Skip to ...
Sajid Javid has updated G7 health ministers on what is known about the spread of the virus.
There are a number of cases of #Monkeypox in the UK. Be aware of the symptoms and get in touch with your sexual health clinic or 111 if you suspect you may have it.
Mpox (/ ˈ ɛ m p ɒ k s /, EM-poks; formerly known as monkeypox) [3] is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and other animals. Symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over, fever, and swollen lymph nodes.
Relatively low levels of cases continued to occur, and as of 21 January 2025, there have been a total of 122,766 confirmed cases and 272 deaths in 128 countries. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Mpox is a viral infection that manifests a week or two after exposure with fever and other non-specific symptoms , and then produces a rash with lesions that ...
There were 2 suspected cases, which later became confirmed cases. Sweden then confirmed its first case of mpox in Stockholm, the Swedish Health Agency confirmed it later. The person was not reported to be a woman or a man, but it was most likely a man. [14] It is unknown how it was contracted, but likely via travel or skin-to-skin contact abroad.
Those at the highest risk of contracting the disease are being asked to self-isolate at home for 21 days.
The UK reported 14 more cases, taking the total to 71, including its first case in Scotland. [48] [49] In total mpox has been confirmed in 19 countries. [50] On 25 May, Portugal reported an additional 10 confirmed cases. [51] The UKHSA reported 7 additional cases in England, to a total of 78 cases in the UK. [48]