UK monkeypox outbreak ‘unprecedented’ as officials say sexual contact likely route of transmission

is “unprecedented,” a scientist has said, as others warned there were “gaps in our knowledge” over the recent spread of the disease.links between four new cases that have been identified in London and the northeast of England

“This outbreak of monkeypox is unprecedented in the UK and has provoked urgent public health action," said Jimmy Whitworth, a professor of international public health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. “This is further suggested by the fact that common contacts have been identified for only 2 of the 4 latest cases,” he said on Twitter, adding it was “bizarre” that people appear to have acquired the infection via sexual contact, as “this is a novel route of transmission” that has not previously been reported in the UK.

Professor Francois Balloux, director of UCL Genetics Institute, said: “I would urge some caution at this stage before concluding that monkeypox has morphed into a Sexually Transmitted Infection . Seven cases have now been identified between 6 and 15 May, the first of whom had recently returned from Nigeria, which is where they are believed to have contracted the infection.Given the lack of certainty around the recent spread of monkepox, UKHSA is working with the NHS to identify if any infections have been missed.

Expect more of this kind of disease when LGBT became rampant.

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