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State health chiefs said the patient recently returned from an African country 'where the disease is known to occur'. She is isolating at home, and has a mild illness.
European health chiefs have warned monkeypox, could become endemic to the Continent if it spreads from people to pet rodents like rats and mice which can carry the virus.
The monkeypox outbreak that has swept the globe has churned up bogus conspiracy theories about its origins, how it is spread and its symptoms.
Scientists in Portugal, who are studying the genetic material of the monkeypox virus behind the global outbreak, spotted mutations in 50 parts of the strain.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today confirmed the additional cases, bringing the UK-wide total in the ongoing unprecedented global outbreak to 71.