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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Lovett

Doctors in UK must now report suspected monkeypox cases to health authorities

REUTERS

Monkeypox has officially been designed a notifiable disease in England, meaning all doctors must alert local health authorities to suspected cases.

Under the new legal guidance, set out by the UK Health Security Agencies, laboratories must also inform local councils and health protection teams if a case of monkeypox is suspected.

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