The United Kingdom
says it identified a case of monkeypox.
Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread
easily between people. It is usually a mild self-limiting illness and most
people recover within a few weeks. However, severe illness can occur in some
individuals.
The infection can be spread when someone is in close contact
with an infected person; however, there is a very low risk of transmission to
the general population.
According to a statement by
the UK health security agency, “the patient has a recent travel history from
Nigeria, which is where they are believed to have contracted the infection,
before travelling to the UK”.
The agency said the patient is receiving care at the expert infectious disease unit at the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London.
“As a precautionary measure, UKHSA experts are working
closely with NHS colleagues and will be contacting people who might have been
in close contact with the individual to provide information and health advice,”
the statement reads.
“This includes contacting a number of passengers who
travelled in close proximity to the patient on the same flight to the UK.
“People without
symptoms are not considered infectious but, as a precaution, those who have
been in close proximity are being contacted to ensure that if they do become
unwell they can be treated quickly. If passengers are not contacted then there
is no action they should take.”
The first-ever
recorded occurrence of the virus in the UK
was in two persons in 2018, who had also recently returned from Nigeria. Since
then, five more cases have been confirmed in UK.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC),
a total of 13 suspected cases has been reported between January 1 to February
28, 2022.
Of the suspected cases, four were confirmed from four states
— FCT (1), Imo (1), Adamawa (1) and Lagos (1) — but no death has been recorded.
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