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‘It is important to recognise that just one or two genital or anal lesions, or lesions in the mouth, can be signs of monkeypox, especially if you have had a new sexual partner,’ says UK Health Security Agency

On July 23, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took the unprecedented step and declared the monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” – the highest global alert level for a disease outbreak.

Spain reported its first monkeypox-related death on Friday, the country’s health ministry announced.

Just days ago the World Health Organisation declared monkeypox as a global health emergency and in a statement said the outbreak has reached more than 70 countries

MORE than 60 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in Scotland since late May, according to the latest data.

‘It is important to recognise that just one or two genital or anal lesions, or lesions in the mouth, can be signs of monkeypox, especially if you have had a new sexual partner,’ says UK Health Security Agency

There have been 2,432 reported cases in the UK, with 99.3 percent among men

‘The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’ – US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Scientists advising the World Health Organisation (WHO) have warned that the monkeypox outbreak could take several months to peak.