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Two cases of monkeypox imported to the United Kingdom, September 2018.

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Abstract

In early September 2018, two cases of monkeypox were reported in the United Kingdom (UK), diagnosed on 7 September in Cornwall (South West England) and 11 September in Blackpool (North West England). The cases were epidemiologically unconnected and had recently travelled to the UK from Nigeria, where monkeypox is currently circulating. We describe the epidemiology and the public health response for the first diagnosed cases outside the African continent since 2003.

Acceptance Date Sep 1, 2018
Publication Date Sep 1, 2018
Journal Eurosurveillance
Print ISSN 1560-7917
Publisher European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
DOI https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.38.1800509
Keywords England, Monkeypox, Nigeria, Poxvirus, United Kingdom
Publisher URL https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.38.1800509

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