Health chiefs concerned by the global monkeypox scare have issued advice to Ireland’s gay community to urge people to check their genitalia for rashes.
The virus has been detected in 11 countries worldwide, including in the UK, which has at least 20 cases, but no infections have been confirmed in Ireland.
A new monkeypox taskforce was announced on Monday by the HSE and it has now issued specific advice about the spread of the virus through sex.
