It has been confirmed that a patient in the UK has been diagnosed with monkeypox.
The individual, who is said to be in England, is thought to have caught the infection in Nigeria before travelling to the UK according to the UK Health Security Agency.
As reported by Hull Live, the UKHSA have said that the rare viral infection does not spread easily between people and whilst some people can become seriously ill with it, monkeypox is usually a mild self-limiting illness and most people recover within a few weeks.
