1958: Smallpox of the monkey was first discovered when an outbreak of a smallpox-like disease occurred in monkeys kept for research.
1970: The first human case was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970, and the infection has since been reported in several Central and West African countries.
2003: An outbreak of Monkeypox occurs in the United States after rodents were imported from Africa. Cases have been reported in both humans and prairie dogs. All human infections followed contact with an infected pet and all patients recovered.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2018: Monkeypox first appeared in the UK in a Nigerian naval officer who was visiting Cornwall for training. They were treated at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018: A second case of monkeypox in the UK in Blackpool is confirmed. There is no link to the first case in Cornwall. Instead, the patient is believed to have detected the infection while traveling to Nigeria. They were treated at Blackpool Victoria Hospital and Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018: A third person is diagnosed with monkeypox. The individual worked at Victoria Hospital in Blackpool and treated the second case of Monkeypox. They were treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
DECEMBER 3, 2019: A patient was diagnosed with smallpox in England, the fourth case in history.
MAY 25, 2021: Two cases of smallpox in North Wales were identified. Both patients had travel links to Nigeria.
A third person living with one of the cases was diagnosed and admitted to hospital, bringing the total to seven.
MAY 7, 2022: A person was diagnosed with Monkeypox in England after a recent trip to Nigeria. The person received care from the infectious disease expert unit of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London.
MAY 14, 2022: Two more cases were confirmed in London. The infected couple lived in the same home, but had not been in contact with the case announced a week earlier.
One of these people received care from the infectious disease expert unit at St Mary’s Hospital in London. The other was isolated at home and did not need hospital treatment.
MAY 16, 2022: Four more cases were announced, bringing the total for the UK to seven. Three of these cases are in London, while one of his contacts is infected in the North East of England.
The series of cases was described as “unusual” and “surprising”, as experts warn gay and bisexual men to be on the lookout for new eruptions.
MAY 19, 2022: Two more cases were revealed, with no travel links or connections to other cases. The cases were based in the south-east and London. Fears began to grow that infections would go undetected.
MAY 20, 2022: Eleven more cases announced, meaning monkeypox outbreak in Britain has doubled to 20. Ministers discuss public health campaign to warn men gay that the disease may be more common for them.
MAY 23, 2022: Scotland registers its first case of monkeypox and 36 more infections are announced in England. Brings the UK total to 57.
MAY 24, 2022: England records another 14 cases, bringing the UK total to 71.
MAY 25, 2022: Another seven infections are detected in England, which means that 78 cases have been detected in the UK.
MAY 26, 2022: Wales and Northern Ireland detect their first case of monkeypox in the recent outbreak, while Scotland detects two more cases and England records eight, bringing the total for the UK to 90.
MAY 27, 2022: England detects 16 more cases, meaning 106 people in Britain have confirmed infections.
MAY 29, 2022: The World Health Organization (WHO) says the risk of smallpox in monkeys is “moderate,” citing concerns about the virus infecting children and immunosuppressed people if it spreads further. .
MAY 30, 2022: The UK detects another 71 cases of monkeypox, bringing the UK total to 179. Cases have risen by 70 per cent in just three days.
MAY 31, 2022: Eleven infections have been detected across the UK, bringing the number of infections to 190.
JUNE 1, 2022: Five more cases are detected in England and one in Scotland, which means that the United Kingdom has now registered 196 cases.
JUNE 2, 2022: The UK detects 11 more cases in England, bringing the UK total to 207.
JUNE 3, 2022: 18 more cases have been reported: 15 in England and three in Scotland, bringing the number of smallpox infections in the UK to 225.
JUNE 6, 2022: There are seventy-three cases in England, 2 in Scotland and 2 in Wales, bringing the total for the UK to 302.