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Person diagnosed with monkeypox in England after visiting Nigeria
Patient being treated in London after contracting the rare viral infection similar to smallpox
Sarah Boseley Health editor
Wed 4 Dec 2019 12.26 GMT
Last modified on Wed 4 Dec 2019 13.03 GMT
A person is being treated for monkeypox in England, a rare viral infection similar to the eradicated disease smallpox, public health authorities have confirmed.
Public Health England (PHE) says monkeypox is not very transmissible and the patient is not thought to pose a risk to other people. He or she – their identity has not been revealed – is thought to have contracted it during a visit to Nigeria...
Person diagnosed with monkeypox in England after visiting Nigeria
Patient being treated in London after contracting the rare viral infection similar to smallpox
Sarah Boseley Health editor
Wed 4 Dec 2019 12.26 GMT
Last modified on Wed 4 Dec 2019 13.03 GMT
A person is being treated for monkeypox in England, a rare viral infection similar to the eradicated disease smallpox, public health authorities have confirmed.
Public Health England (PHE) says monkeypox is not very transmissible and the patient is not thought to pose a risk to other people. He or she – their identity has not been revealed – is thought to have contracted it during a visit to Nigeria...