In Europe, United States, Monkeypox spreads to Canada and Australia

In European countries, as well as in the USA, Monkeypox cases reported in Canada and Australia. BBC reported it, Reuters and Euronews, citing reports from local media and health authorities.

First official case of monkeypox reported in Europe 7 May in the UK. The country's health security agency reported the disease in a man, recently arrived in the UK from Nigeria. Since then, a total of nine cases have been confirmed in the country..

The agency reported the last two cases 18 May - one in London, and another in the southeast of England. None of the patients had previously traveled to Africa., because doctors suggest, that they got infected in the UK.

Portugal 18 May confirmed five cases of monkeypox in young males and investigated more 15 suspicious cases. They were all identified this month in the Lisbon area.. In Spain, doctors investigated 23 possible cases of smallpox, all among young men.

19 May one case was reported in Sweden, one in Italy and one unconfirmed in France. Swedish authorities said, that are not sure, How did a person become infected with a virus?. Italian local media reports, that their patient had recently returned from the Canary Islands.

20 May Australia reports first suspected monkeypox in a man, who fell ill after returning from a trip to Europe.

In the US, Massachusetts health authorities have also confirmed, that one man contracted monkeypox. He recently visited Canada, where the local media reports, what is being investigated 13 suspected cases of the virus.

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Monkeypox is a rare viral disease., transmitted to humans from animals, notes WHO. Its symptoms in humans are similar to those, observed in the past in patients with smallpox, however less serious. Among them: fever, headache, weakness, skin rash.

Monkeypox is usually a self-limiting disease., whose symptoms persist from 14 to 21 day. There is no specific treatment or vaccine for this disease., however, prior vaccination against smallpox also provides highly effective prevention of monkeypox.