Four more cases of monkeypox have been found in England, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to seven. Health bosses said three of the cases were detected in London and one was detected in the North East of England.
The UK Health Security (UKHSA) is now working to find links between the four cases, which all appear to have been infected in the capital.
Common contacts have been established between two of the four individuals who have caught the virus. Those needing medical care are being treated in specialist infectious disease units at the Royal Free Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne and Guy’s and St Thomas’, officials said. READ MORE: Doctor warns 'patients are coming to harm' as thousands face record 12-hour A&E waits Previous cases of monkeypox in the UK were confirmed on May 14, and the first case was announced on May 7, though the four recent cases do not seem to be connected.
The first case was a person who had recently travelled to Nigeria, which is where they were believed to have contracted the infection, before travelling to the UK.
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