Experts who have monitered previous outbreaks of monkeypox have said they are “stunned” by the recent spread of the virus in Europe and North America.
Monkeypox infections have historically only been recorded among people with links to central and West Africa. But in the past few weeks, countries including the UK, the US, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sweden and Canada have recorded cases, mostly in young men who hadn’t previously travelled to Africa.
