Two people diagnosed with monkeypox in London
It comes after a person who had recently travelled to Nigeria
tested positive for the disease after arriving in England. Health
officials say they are now investigating where the two latest
cases picked up the infection (
https://bit.ly/3MjEbaL).
Two people have been diagnosed with monkeypox in London,
the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed.
The pair live in the same household and are not linked to another
person who was diagnosed with the disease in England earlier
this month.
The viral infection is similar to human smallpox and usually
causes mild illness, with most people recovering within a few
weeks.
One of the latest people to test positive is being treated at the
expert infectious diseases unit at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial
College Healthcare NHS Trust in London.
However, the other person is isolating and does not require hospital
treatment, the UKHSA said. Health officials said they are now
investigating where and how the latest cases were infected.
They also said people who might have been in close contact
with the two people are being contacted and given health advice.
