Suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in Greater Manchester. The findings come as the number of cases of the disease climbs across the UK.
Monkeypox cases found in the North West as disease climbs
08.06.2022 - 13:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Cases of monkeypox have been found in the North West as the virus is to be listed as a 'notifiable disease' in law from today (June 8). The update comes as the number of cases rises to more than 300 across the UK.
A handful of cases - less than five - have been found in the North West, according to the UKHSA. Following the diseases' prevalence within those who are gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men, a senior Greater Manchester health source has warned that the inference that monkeypox is a sexually transmitted disease should be extinguished.
The source told the Manchester Evening News that 'technically we are all at risk' as it does not only affect 'certain cohorts of the population'.
Legislation is now coming into force which will make monkeypox a notifiable infectious disease under the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 from June 8. This means all doctors in England are required to notify their local council or local Health Protection Team (HPT) if they suspect a patient has monkeypox.
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Laboratories must also notify the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) if the monkeypox virus is identified in a laboratory sample. As of the latest update on Monday, 287 confirmed cases in England, 10 in Scotland, 2 in Northern Ireland and 3 in Wales.
The current outbreak is the first time that the virus has been passed from person to person in England where travel links to an endemic country have not been identified.
Wendi Shepherd, monkeypox incident director at UKHSA, said: "Rapid diagnosis and reporting is the key to interrupting transmission and containing any further spread of monkeypox. This new
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