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On 22 May, Education Secretary ] said "we're taking it very, very seriously" and that the UK government had already started purchasing smallpox vaccines.<ref>{{cite web |title=UK Confirms Local Transmission of Monkeypox |url=https://ewn.co.za/2022/05/22/uk-confirms-local-transmission-of-monkeypox |website=] |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524192725/https://ewn.co.za/2022/05/22/uk-confirms-local-transmission-of-monkeypox |url-status=live }}</ref> The ] and ] (BASHH) expressed concern about the impact on sexual health services in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-05-21 |title=Monkeypox could have 'big detrimental effect' on access to sexual health services, experts warn |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/health/monkeypox-could-detrimental-effect-access-sexual-health-services-experts-warn-1643210 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524193914/https://inews.co.uk/news/health/monkeypox-could-detrimental-effect-access-sexual-health-services-experts-warn-1643210 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite news |date=2022-05-21 |title=Monkeypox: Doctors concerned over impact on sexual health |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61527835 |access-date=2022-05-23 |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520230245/https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61527835 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 22 May, Education Secretary ] said "we're taking it very, very seriously" and that the UK government had already started purchasing smallpox vaccines.<ref>{{cite web |title=UK Confirms Local Transmission of Monkeypox |url=https://ewn.co.za/2022/05/22/uk-confirms-local-transmission-of-monkeypox |website=] |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524192725/https://ewn.co.za/2022/05/22/uk-confirms-local-transmission-of-monkeypox |url-status=live }}</ref>
Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.
The 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United Kingdom is a part of the outbreak of human monkeypox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. The United Kingdom was the first country, outside of the endemic African areas, to experience an outbreak.
) Deaths Confirmed cases MayMayJunJunLast 15 daysLast 15 days
Date
Cases (rise)
Deaths (rise)
2022-05-06
1(n.a.)
2022-05-07
1(=)
2022-05-08
1(=)
2022-05-09
1(=)
2022-05-10
1(=)
2022-05-11
1(=)
2022-05-12
1(=)
2022-05-13
1(=)
2022-05-14
3(+2)
2022-05-15
3(=)
2022-05-16
7(+4)
2022-05-17
7(=)
2022-05-18
9(+2)
2022-05-19
9(=)
2022-05-20
20(+11)
2022-05-21
20(=)
2022-05-22
56(+36)
2022-05-23
71(+15)
2022-05-24
78(+7)
2022-05-25
90(+12)
2022-05-26
106(+16)
2022-05-27
106(=)
2022-05-28
106(=)
2022-05-29
179(+73)
2022-05-30
190(+11)
2022-05-31
196(+6)
2022-06-01
207(+11)
The first known case was detected in the beginning of May 2022, in a British resident who had travelled to Lagos and Delta State in Nigeria, in areas where monkeypox is considered to be an endemic disease. The person developed a rash on 29 April while in Nigeria and flew back to the United Kingdom, arriving on 4 May, and presented to hospital later the same day. Monkeypox infection was immediately suspected, and the patient was hospitalised at Guy's Hospital and isolated, then tested positive for the virus on 6 May.
In late May, cases started to be reported in the other constituent countries, with Public Health Scotland reporting its first case on 23 May. Public Health Wales and the Public Health Agency of Northern Ireland each reported one case on 26 May.
Government response
On 22 May, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said "we're taking it very, very seriously" and that the UK government had already started purchasing smallpox vaccines.
