'Superspreader party' being investigated as root cause of monkeypox outbreak
dailystar.co.ukmonkeypox outbreak has been linked to a superspreader event at a sauna in Madrid, Spain.So far, 20 cases of the disease endemic to West Africa have been found in the UK, with further instances in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden as well as in the US, Canada and Australia.In the Spanish capital, most of the country’s 30 cases have been traced back to a sauna there, according to officials.Enrique Ruiz Escudero, the region’s health chief, told reporters this is the case after health officials said a “notable proportion” of the UK and European cases are in gay and bisexual men.Portugal's first 14 cases were in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
The country confirmed a further nine cases on Friday. In Belgium, three cases have also been linked to a fetish festival in Antwerp, according to The Telegraph. “There’s reason to assume that the virus has been brought in by visitors from abroad to the festival after recent cases in other countries,” the festival said on its website.
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