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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Lauren Harte & Michael Marsh

Monkeypox symptoms: Northern Ireland records first case - but how dangerous is the virus?

The first monkeypox case has been reported on the island of Ireland.

The Public Health Agency (PHA) confirmed that a case of the virus has been identified in Northern Ireland.

Dr Gillian Armstrong, head of health protection at the PHA, said: “Following the detection of cases of monkeypox in England the PHA has been in regular contact with UKHSA regarding the situation and we established a local multidisciplinary incident management team (IMT) to ensure that we are fully prepared for any potential risk to the population of Northern Ireland.

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