Symptoms of the disease include fever, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion and a chickenpox-like rash on the hands and face. The UK health secretary, Sajid Javid, sought to reassure the public, tweeting: “Most cases are mild and I can confirm we have procured further doses of vaccines that are effective against monkeypox.”
It can be transmitted through contact with skin lesions and droplets of a contaminated person, as well as shared items such as bedding and towels. Monkeypox had not previously been described as a sexually transmitted infection, the UKHSA said. She particularly urged gay and bisexual men to look out for symptoms, saying a “notable proportion” of cases in the UK and Europe came from this group. The UK Health Security Agency’s chief medical adviser, Susan Hopkins, said she expected “this increase to continue in the coming days and for more cases to be identified in the wider community”. UK health officials on Friday reported 11 more confirmed cases in England, taking its total to 20. Portugal has recorded 23 confirmed cases. It was likely these figures had not yet been included in the nationwide tally. In Spain, the health ministry has reported seven confirmed cases, and has said it is awaiting confirmation on 23 more.īut a regional health official said the authorities had recorded 21 confirmed cases in the Madrid region, most linked to a gay-friendly sauna in the heart of the capital. The official’s statement came as France, Belgium and Germany reported their first cases of monkeypox and Italy confirmed it now had three linked cases of the disease.īelgium’s three confirmed cases of monkeypox were on Friday linked to a large-scale fetish festival in the port city of Antwerp, organisers of the Darklands Festival said.įrench authorities said the virus had infected a 29-year-old man living in the area that includes Paris. The WHO has said it is investigating the fact that many cases reported were people identifying as gay, bisexual or men who have sex with men. Most initial cases of the disease have been among men who have sex with men and sought treatment at sexual health clinics, Kluge said, adding “this suggests that transmission may have been ongoing for some time”. The health official warned that transmission could be boosted by the fact that “the cases currently being detected are among those engaging in sexual activity”, and many do not recognise the symptoms. “All but one of the recent cases have no relevant travel history to areas where monkeypox is endemic,” he added.
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