An alert has been issued in Spain over eight suspected cases of monkeypox. Another five infections have also been confirmed in Portugal.
It comes following an outbreak of monkeypox in the UK where seven cases have so far been seen. The Spanish health ministry said a nationwide alert had been issued “to guarantee a swift, coordinated and timely response”, The Guardian reports.
The eight suspected cases in Spain were all in the Madrid region. Portugal's were in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley area.
