All those infected don’t have a travel history.
. Monkeys, however, aren't the carriers of the disease. It is transmitted by small rodents like rats, squirrels, and dormice. The disease likely spreads from an animal bite or scratch or coming in contact with bodily fluid. Typical symptoms of the disease include fever, body aches, and distinct painful fluid-filled blisters on the hands, feet, and even face.
Monkeypox has largely remained endemic to the western and central parts of Africa; and while previous outbreaks have been reported in Israel, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. before, the recent outbreak has epidemiologists puzzled. Previous instances of monkeypox infections outside Africa have been found in individuals who traveled to regions where the disease is prevalent. Out of the eight cases in the U.K., seven do not have a travel history nor have they come in contact with the one person who recently traveled to Nigeria,. Similarly, the one case reported in the U.S. does not have a travel history to any African nation, but had been to Canada recently.
An infectious disease epidemiologist at the U.K. Health Security Agency revealed his thoughts about the route of transmission. What is even more bizarre is finding cases that appear to have acquired the infection via sexual contact - this is a novel route of transmission that will have implications for outbreak response and control.
A monkeypox outbreak occurred in the U.S. in 2003, whereas many as forty-seven individuals were suspected to be infected with the virus, the CDC says on its website. There were no person-to-person transmissions reported back then and all individuals recovered from the infection. Experts told Reuters that the virus may be circulating in the community undetected and could be a reflection of its higher prevalence in Africa.
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