Monkeypox – diagnosis and control

Published 6 June 2022 | Updated 16 December 2022

The UK government have also produced guidance on diagnostic testing and decontamination in relation to Monkeypox. Any veterinary specific advice will be added to this Spotlight when it becomes available.

• Monkeypox: diagnostic testing. [UK Health Security Agency] [online]. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/monkeypox-diagnostic-testing [accessed 6 June 2022]
• Monkeypox: guidance. [UK Health Security Agency] [online]. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monkeypox-guidance [accessed 6 June 2022]
• Chen, J-M. et al. (2022) Epidemiology-based analysis of the risks and elimination strategies of the monkeypox outbreak in 2022. Frontiers in Veterinary Science,  9, no. 1064766. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.1064766