![]() ![]() "We are finding cases that have no identified contact with an individual from west Africa, which is what we've seen previously in this country," Hopkins said, who expects more cases to emerge. It is a rare viral infection most common in remote parts of Central and West Africa and there are now 20 reported cases in the UK, with more than 80 across Europe, the US, Canada, Israel and Australia. The disease, first found in monkeys, does not tend to spread easily between humans but can be transmitted through close physical contact, including sexual intercourse. Smallpox vaccines are around 85 per cent effective in preventing monkeypox infection, and several countries have said they have begun stockpiling them. For contacts, reduces your risk of developing disease, so that's how we're focusing our vaccination efforts at this point,” she said. "We're using it in individuals who we believe are at high risk of developing symptoms, and using it early, particularly within four or five days of the case developing symptoms. "We're not using (the vaccine) in the general population," Dr Susan Hopkins, UKHSA Chief Medical Adviser, told the BBC.
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