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The number of cases of Monkeypox in the UK has risen in recent days.

While some of the cases of Monkeypox have been identified in people who have travelled abroad, this is not the case for all the patients.

Monkeypox is a viral infection usually associated with travel to West Africa. It is usually a mild self-limiting illness, spread by very close contact with someone who has monkeypox and most people recover within a few weeks. The virus does not usually spread easily between people and the risk to the UK population remains low.