The majority are among gay and bisexual men.Ī scientific group advising the UK Government has called for the pet hamsters, rabbits and other rodents owned by infected patients to be isolated for three weeks. Health chiefs are alarmed about the ever-growing cluster of cases, given that until now the smallpox-like infection was confined to a handful of people with travel links to Africa. Wales and Northern Ireland yesterday declared their first cases, while Scotland has so far logged three. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the new patients were all based in England. There have been 106 across Britain since the first was detected on May 6.
Another 16 cases of monkeypox have been spotted among Britons, pushing the UK total above 100 - as health officials plan to start isolating infected people's pets.
