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Public Health England (PHE) said there was no link between a new case of monkeypox and a patient who was diagnosed last week in Cornwall.
Public Health England (PHE) said there was no link between a new case of monkeypox and a patient who was diagnosed last week in Cornwall.
Britain identifies second case of Monkeypox
The latest patient is thought to have picked up the infection on a recent trip to Nigeria
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12 September, 2018