London: A new strain of monkeypox linked to a person with the virus after recent travel west Africa has been identified in the UK, health officials have said.
UK Health Protection Agency ,UKHSA) said that preliminary genomic sequencing indicates that this new case is not the current outbreak strain circulating in the UK. The person in question has been admitted to the High Outcome Infectious Diseases (HCID) unit at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital in accordance with the Standing Advisory Committee advice. dangerous pathogens ,ACDP,
“We are working to contact persons who had close contact with the case before their infection was confirmed, to conduct necessary assessments and advise them,” it said. Dr. Sofia MaquikEvent Director at UKHSA.
“UKHSA and NHS [National Health Service] There are well established and robust infection control procedures in place to deal with imported infectious disease cases and these will be strictly followed and the risk to the general public is very low,” she said.
“We remind everyone who plans to travel to West and Central Africa to be alert for symptoms of monkeypox and to call 111 if you have symptoms upon return,” she said.
While the contacts of the person’s close contacts are being traced, no case linked to it has been identified so far. The ACDP advisory states that cases caused by direct import of monkeypox from West Africa as well as those caused by clade I of the virus should still be classified as HCID because their characteristics cannot be inferred. .
Single genital sores and sores on the mouth or anus have also been identified as symptoms of the virus by an international collaboration of physicians in 16 countries. Some symptoms are considered severe enough to require patients to be hospitalized.
According to expert reports, gay and bisexual men are disproportionately affected by the spread of the disease, with sexual proximity being the most likely route of transmission. Monkeypox can also be spread through close contact.
UK Health Protection Agency ,UKHSA) said that preliminary genomic sequencing indicates that this new case is not the current outbreak strain circulating in the UK. The person in question has been admitted to the High Outcome Infectious Diseases (HCID) unit at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital in accordance with the Standing Advisory Committee advice. dangerous pathogens ,ACDP,
“We are working to contact persons who had close contact with the case before their infection was confirmed, to conduct necessary assessments and advise them,” it said. Dr. Sofia MaquikEvent Director at UKHSA.
“UKHSA and NHS [National Health Service] There are well established and robust infection control procedures in place to deal with imported infectious disease cases and these will be strictly followed and the risk to the general public is very low,” she said.
“We remind everyone who plans to travel to West and Central Africa to be alert for symptoms of monkeypox and to call 111 if you have symptoms upon return,” she said.
While the contacts of the person’s close contacts are being traced, no case linked to it has been identified so far. The ACDP advisory states that cases caused by direct import of monkeypox from West Africa as well as those caused by clade I of the virus should still be classified as HCID because their characteristics cannot be inferred. .
Single genital sores and sores on the mouth or anus have also been identified as symptoms of the virus by an international collaboration of physicians in 16 countries. Some symptoms are considered severe enough to require patients to be hospitalized.
According to expert reports, gay and bisexual men are disproportionately affected by the spread of the disease, with sexual proximity being the most likely route of transmission. Monkeypox can also be spread through close contact.