A case of monkeypox has been registered in England.
The person infected with the rare virus is said to have contracted it in Nigeria and then traveled to Great Britain, the British health authority said at the weekend.
The man is being treated by specialists in London hospital and his contacts are being contacted as a precaution.
"It is important to stress that monkeypox does not spread easily from person to person and the risk to the public is very low," said Colin Brown of the UK Health Security Agency in a statement.
Transmission of the virus can happen when people have close physical contact with each other.
According to the authority, illnesses are usually mild and subside within a few weeks.
However, there can be isolated cases that are more severe.
Symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, and a rash that often starts on the face and then spreads to other parts of the body.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), monkeypox was first recorded in humans in Africa in 1970.
Since then, it has been proven that they have performed in more than ten countries on the continent.
The pathogens can be transmitted by different animal species.
According to the WHO, the viruses were occasionally exported by travelers to the USA, Israel and also to Great Britain in 2018.
Smallpox has been considered eradicated worldwide since 1980 following a major vaccination campaign.