More than 80 have also been identified across Europe, the US, Canada, Israel, and Australia.
Speaking to the BBC, Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser for UKHSA, said community transmission was occurring in the UK.
Once the fever breaks a rash can develop, often beginning on the face, then spreading to other parts of the body, most commonly the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. "For contacts, [this] reduces your risk of developing disease, so that's how we're focusing our vaccination efforts at this point."Dr Susan Hopkins of the UKHSA encouraged anyone who developed symptoms of monkeypox to come forwardOne possibility is that the virus has changed in some way, although currently there is little evidence to suggest this is a new variant.
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