Monkeypox: Two cases identified in north Wales

Monkeypox: Two cases identified in north Wales There have been two cases of monkeypox identified in north Wales, health officials have said.

Public Health Wales (PHW) said the initial case was acquired overseas and both cases were identified in two people from the same household.

Monitoring and contact tracing is taking place and the risk to the general public is very low, PHW added. BBC News

See also: 

• Monkeypox: What is disease detected in UK and what are the symptoms? The Independent