Up to 4 August 2022, there were 2,768 confirmed and 91 highly probable monkeypox cases in the UK: 2,859 in total. Of these, 67 were in Scotland, 25 were in Northern Ireland, 37 were in Wales and 2,730 were in England.
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Dr Meera Chand, Director of Clinical and Emerging Infections, UKHSA:
“While the most recent data suggests the growth of the outbreak has slowed, we cannot be complacent. Be vigilant of and check yourself for monkeypox symptoms, including rashes and blisters.
“If you are concerned that you may have monkeypox symptoms, take a break from events, meeting with friends or having sexual contact. Instead, stay at home and contact 111 or your local sexual health service for advice.
“The smallpox vaccine is being offered to individuals at higher risk of coming into contact with monkeypox in order to offer them protection and to reduce the spread of disease.”





monkeypox tweet
It’s still not impossible to get on top of this monkeypox outbreak, but the longer it goes on the harder it will get.
— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) August 7, 2022
The #MonkeypoxVirus continues to spread. Slow reaction globally emphasises yet again that so much more needs to be done to proactively manage diseases endemic in poorer countries. Have we learned anything from #SARSCoV2, and other pandemics?#VaccinEquity @WHO @OurWorldInData pic.twitter.com/HClnSh4d0c
— Dr Joe Pajak 💙 CSci NHS FT Governor (@JoePajak) August 7, 2022
📍DOCTOR INFECTED DESPITE PPE—A doctor in Israel was infected with #monkeypox virus handling a virus sample while wearing full PPE suit—likely after removing his gloves after testing a patient, says an epidemiological investigation. ➡️This is worrisome.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) August 7, 2022
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latest studies
- Infection-competent monkeypox virus contamination identified in domestic settings following an imported case of monkeypox into the UK
Environmental contamination in the household of a monkeypox patient in the UK. Mattress and sheet, towel, iPad, door handle, sofa samples containing infectious virus. It is nevertheless important to realise that secondary transmission is not that common. Hygiene matters.

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📚 Data Sources:
- Daily summary: Monkeypox in the UK | UK Government
- Monkeypox – All updates | UK Government
Counts of confirmed cases in Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland are submitted to UKHSA by Public Health Wales, Public Health Agency Northern Ireland, and Public Health Scotland respectively.

— AUTHOR —
▫ J.N. PAQUET, Author & Journalist, Editor of PMP Magazine.
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- Data cross-referenced with the latest official data from the UK dashboard.
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