Northern Ireland's chief medical officer has said all suspected cases of monkeypox must be reported to the Public Health Agency
This means that medical practitioners are required to share information with the Public Health Agency if they are aware that a person they are attending has monkeypox or if they have reasonable grounds for suspecting so.Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride said cases of the disease remain rare.
"The Public Health Agency has been working closely with Trusts and GPs to raise awareness of the disease and this move formalises that arrangement," he said. The department of health says the virus can be passed on through close person-to-person contact, or contact with items used by a person who has monkeypox.
They have also described the disease as self-limiting, and that most people will recover within a few weeks. Initial symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion.
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