Four more cases of monkeypox have been identified in England, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Monday.
It brings the total number of confirmed cases of the disease to seven.
The UKHSA issued an alert after all four latest patients “self-identify as gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men (MSM),” advising these groups to watch for unusual rashes or lesions.
Monkeypox, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, is endemic in some African countries. “Relatively limited” human-to-human transmission of the disease can result from “close contact with respiratory secretions, skin lesions of an infected person or recently contaminated objects” or “prolonged face-to-face contact” with a patient, according to the World Health Organisation.
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