A doctor is telling parents they should not worry about their children contracting monkeypox, as cases in kids are rare.
Dr David Porter, paediatric infectious diseases consultant, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, has sought to reassure anxious parents and said visible symptoms are more likely a rash due to chickenpox or foot and mouth disease.
This comes as the UK Health Security Agency said on Tuesday that 71 confirmed cases of monkeypox had been reported in the UK - with one case confirmed in Scotland.
