Rare Case of Monkeypox Confirmed in England
Science/Medical/Technology
Monday 9th, May 2022
A single case of monkeypox has been confirmed in England the health service has announced. The patient is believed to have recently traveled from Nigeria which is where it is believed the individual contracted the disease.
The patient is receiving treatment in a specialist infectious disease unit at Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London.
Experts at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are monitoring the case wand working closely with relevant NHS departments to contact people that may have com in contact with the infected individual.
Dr. Colin Down the director of clinical an emerging infections at UKHSA has said, "t is important to emphasise that monkeypox does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the general public is very low".
"We are working with NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) to contact the individuals who have had close contact with the case prior to confirmation of their infection, to assess them as necessary and provide advice."
"UKHSA and the NHS have well-established and robust infection control procedures for dealing with cases of imported infectious disease and these will be strictly followed."
Dr. Nicholas Price the director of NHSEI high consequence infection diseases (airborne) network and consultant in infectious diseases at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital said, "The patient is being treated in our specialist isolation unit at St Thomas' Hospital by expert clinical staff with strict infection prevention procedures."
"This is a good example of the way that the high consequence infectious diseases national network and UKHSA work closely together in responding swiftly and effectively to these sporadic cases."
This isn't the first time a case of monkeypox has been seen in the United Kingdom, the first recorded case of monkeypox in the United Kingdom was in September 2018, this individual also had a recent travel history that took them through Nigeria.
Monkeypox symptoms initially start with fever, headache, aching muscles, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion.
Follow this a rash can develop, usually starting on the face before spreading to other parts of the body. It eventually forms a scab and subsequently falls off.
The patient is receiving treatment in a specialist infectious disease unit at Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London.
Experts at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are monitoring the case wand working closely with relevant NHS departments to contact people that may have com in contact with the infected individual.
Dr. Colin Down the director of clinical an emerging infections at UKHSA has said, "t is important to emphasise that monkeypox does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the general public is very low".
"We are working with NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) to contact the individuals who have had close contact with the case prior to confirmation of their infection, to assess them as necessary and provide advice."
"UKHSA and the NHS have well-established and robust infection control procedures for dealing with cases of imported infectious disease and these will be strictly followed."
Dr. Nicholas Price the director of NHSEI high consequence infection diseases (airborne) network and consultant in infectious diseases at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital said, "The patient is being treated in our specialist isolation unit at St Thomas' Hospital by expert clinical staff with strict infection prevention procedures."
"This is a good example of the way that the high consequence infectious diseases national network and UKHSA work closely together in responding swiftly and effectively to these sporadic cases."
This isn't the first time a case of monkeypox has been seen in the United Kingdom, the first recorded case of monkeypox in the United Kingdom was in September 2018, this individual also had a recent travel history that took them through Nigeria.
Monkeypox symptoms initially start with fever, headache, aching muscles, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion.
Follow this a rash can develop, usually starting on the face before spreading to other parts of the body. It eventually forms a scab and subsequently falls off.
