Monkeypox

One person in infectious disease unit and the other is isolating, as UKHSA says no link to earlier confirmed case.

“We are contacting any potential friends, family or contacts in the community. “While investigations remain ongoing to determine the source of infection, it is important to emphasise it does not spread easily between people and requires close personal contact with an infected symptomatic person. Two people have been diagnosed with monkeypox in London, health officials said.

Two more people have been diagnosed with monkeypox in England, the UK Health Security Agency said. The individuals live together in the same household but ...

It eventually forms a scab which falls off. Dr Colin Brown, director of clinical and emerging infection at the UKHSA, said the two new monkeypox cases were not linked to the case announced on 7 May. Of the two new cases, one was receiving care at St Mary's Hospital in London and the other was isolating, the agency said.

One of the cases is receiving care at the expert infectious disease unit at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. The other case is ...

The true burden of monkeypox is not known. Dr Colin Brown, director of clinical and emerging infections, UKHSA, added: “While investigations remain ongoing to determine the source of infection, it is important to emphasise it does not spread easily between people and requires close personal contact with an infected symptomatic person. “We are contacting any potential friends, family or contacts in the community. It is usually a mild self-limiting illness and most people recover within a few weeks. The rash changes and goes through different stages before finally forming a scab, which later falls off. Last week a person in England had been diagnosed with monkeypox.

One of the latest cases is being cared for at the infectious diseases unit at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, in London.

“While investigations remain ongoing to determine the source of infection, it is important to emphasise it does not spread easily between people and requires close personal contact with an infected symptomatic person. “We are contacting any potential friends, family or contacts in the community. “All of the necessary infectious control procedures have been followed and we are working closely with UKHSA and NHS England.”