To protect patient confidentiality, no further details relating to the patient will be disclosed. “The case is being managed appropriately. The UKHSA will update the totals later on Thursday.ĭr Giri Shankar, director of health protection for Public Health Wales, said: “We are working with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Public Health Scotland, and Public Health Agency Northern Ireland, and we are ready to respond to cases of monkeypox in Wales.
Read More: Five ways monkeypox can spread as Irish expert describes the sudden surge as a 'scientific mystery' There are now believed to be 79 cases of monkeypox in the UK as a whole, as the first case was also confirmed in Wales today. It's understood the person is being treated in hospital for the disease and the NI Health Department will carry out a briefing later today. The first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Northern Ireland.
