Monkeypox cases in the UK have more than doubled, with 11 more announced today
Portugal: 23Since 1970, human cases have been reported in 11 African countries, but the World Health Organisation said the"true burden of monkeypox is not known".
In 2003, the first outbreak outside of Africa happened in the US and was linked to contact with infected pet prairie dogs, which had been housed with Gambian pouched rats and dormice imported from Ghana. This outbreak led to 70 cases in the country.In Africa, despite its name, it is usually spread by rodents - and doesn't transmit easily between people., reported on 5 May, was in someone who had recently returned from Nigeria, the others have no travel history.
But it's now clear that the virus is spreading within the UK, and many cases are likely to be going undetected.Initial symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills, and exhaustion.
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