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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Benjamin Lynch

Monkeypox symptoms - how do you catch it and what does rash look like?

Officials have insisted the risk of monkeypox to the public is very low, after one patient who recently travelled to Nigeria caught the viral infection and is receiving care.

Monkeypox was confirmed in one individual in the UK and the government is now monitoring the situation.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed the single infection on May 7 and said the patient was receiving care at London's Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, in the expert infectious disease unit.

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