In the UK a monkeypox There has never been an outbreak of the disease before, and there is a lack of knowledge about the spread of the disease. Health officials are investigating the people identified in London and the North East of England Four new cases for which there is no known link to the British Health Safety Agency (UKHSA With three previous infections detected by
As it is usually a mild, self-limiting viral illness and does not spread easily between people, the UKHSA says the risk to the UK public is low, according to reports. does not depend on. The sudden appearance of cases and the uncertainty about the spread of the virus but Scientists have been baffled, and sexual contact is considered a possible route of transmission.
The outbreak of monkeypox is unprecedented in the UK and has called for urgent public health measures
said Jamie Whitworth, professor of international public health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
The disease can spread through sexual contact
Michael Head, Senior Researcher in Global Health at the University of Southampton, said:
Our knowledge is currently incomplete, and contact tracing and public health investigations by the UKHSA will undoubtedly reveal more about how infections spread, for example. However, it would be very unusual to see more than a few cases in any outbreak. There will be no Covid-like levels of spread.
Four out of seven cases in the current outbreak are gay and bisexual, strongly suggesting sexual transmission, according to UKHSA infectious disease epidemiologist Mateo Prochazka, who is leading the agency’s investigation.
This is also evidenced by the fact that common contacts were identified in only two of the last four cases
He tweeted, adding that it was strange that people appeared to have been infected through sexual contact because “this is a new route of transmission” not previously reported in the UK.
In a statement from the UK Health Service Authority (UKHSA), Chief Medical Officer Susan Hopkins said:
Gay and bisexual men in particular are urged to check for rashes or unusual lesions and seek immediate sexual health care.
