This week, suspected monkeypox cases have been reported in Kent.

According to the government’s official figures for notifiable diseases, there were cases in both Thanet and Medway.

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Since June 8, GPs and other doctors have been required to report any suspected cases of monkeypox they see, and laboratories have also been required to report if the virus is identified in a laboratory sample. This is because the UK Health Security Agency added monkeypox to the list of notifiable diseases (UKHSA).