The Greater Manchester borough where suspected monkeypox cases have been reported
20.06.2022 - 18:49
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Suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in Greater Manchester. The findings come as the number of cases of the disease climbs across the UK.
As of the week ending June 12, suspected cases have been reported in Wigan. It is not yet been confirmed whether there have been any suspected cases reported in the other boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Since June 8, GPs and other doctors have been required by law to report any suspected cases of monkeypox they see, and laboratories must also report if the virus is identified in a laboratory sample. This is because monkeypox was added to the list of notifiable diseases by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which includes infectious diseases such as measles, scarlet fever, and whooping cough.
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The figures for suspected cases reported locally are much lower than the number of cases confirmed by the UKHSA - meaning there may be more cases in these areas. Numbers may be lower because confirmed cases have not also been reported as suspected cases.
In the week ending June 16, there were 46 additional cases of monkeypox detected in England, 3 additional cases in Scotland and 1 in Wales. This brings the latest total number confirmed in the UK to 574.
There are currently 550 confirmed cases in England, 16 in Scotland, 2 in Northern Ireland and 6 in Wales. There were 12 cases reported in England the week ending June 12. That was on top of three cases the week before, two cases the week before that, and one case in the week ending May 22.
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