Public Health Scotland has continued to report a rise in monkeypox cases, with a total of 67 laboratory-confirmed cases in Scotland since May 23.
The World Health Organisation recently declared that the outbreak, which has spread to more than 70 countries, is now a global emergency. As of August 4, there are 2,768 confirmed cases across the UK in total, with the vast majority reported in England.
Public Health reported that most current cases in Scotland have been confirmed in men who have sex with men, and are primarily associated with recent travel to London or Europe. However, the organisation emphasised that anyone can catch and transmit monkeypox.
