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Daniel Keane

Monkeypox: Close contacts of those infected should self-isolate for three weeks, says UKHSA

The right arm and torso of a patient with lesions due to monkeypox (CDC/AP)

(Picture: AP)

Close contacts of monkeypox cases with a high risk of exposure should self-isolate for up to three weeks, according to new guidance from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

It comes after public health officials announced a spate of new cases of the virus last week, bringing the current total to 20.

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