And the agency indicated – in a statement published on the British government website – that the patient was recently on a visit to Nigeria, where he is believed to have contracted the infection, before returning to Britain.
The agency added that the aspirant receives the necessary medical care in the Infectious Diseases Unit at the Guy and St Thomas Foundation of the British National Health Authority in London.
And the agency pointed out that it is communicating with all people who have recently dealt directly with the infected person, as a precautionary measure to prevent further spread of infection and to provide them with information regarding the disease, adding that this includes a number of passengers who traveled with the infected person on the same flight to Britain.
The agency pointed out that monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between humans, and symptoms are usually mild and heal on their own, and most people recover within a few weeks, but it may sometimes cause severe illness in some infected people.
