UK designates monkeypox as a notifiable disease - Economic Times


6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 8 months ago
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Rapid diagnosis and reporting is the key to interrupting transmission and containing any further spread of Monkeypox, Wendi Shepherd, Monkeypox incident director at UKHSA, said in a statement.

The UK Health Security Agency said monkeypox would be designated as a notifiable infectious disease from Wednesday, meaning doctors in England will have to notify local authorities when they suspect … [+335 chars]

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