The UK health authorities have detected 71 additional cases of monkeypox in England, taking the total number of cases in the UK to 179.
According to the latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), as of May 29, the total number of confirmed cases in England was 172.
There are currently four confirmed cases in Scotland, two in Northern Ireland, and one in Wales, taking the UK total to 179.
UKHSA said that the majority of the cases identified to date have been “among men who are gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men.”
The agency said that the risk to the UK population “remains low,” but urged people to be alert to any new rashes or lesions on any part of their body….