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Emma Nevin

Monkeypox patients may face three weeks isolation period

Those diagnosed with Monkeypox may face a 21-day isolation period, an Irish immunologist has said.

Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease that causes fever, rash and swollen lymph nodes.

According to the World Health Organisation, the disease usually occurs in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa and is occasionally exported to other regions.

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