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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jane Clinton

Monkeypox could significantly disrupt UK sexual health services, expert says

Mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak
Mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Photograph: AP

Monkeypox could have a “massive impact” on access to UK sexual health services, a leading doctor has warned.

Dr Claire Dewsnap, the president of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, has voiced concern about how the viral infection could affect services as staff who come into contact with sufferers are forced to isolate.

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