Monkeypox cases have soared past 500 in the UK with Britons being warned to check for a rash.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today said it has detected 52 additional cases of monkeypox in England, one additional case in Scotland and one in Wales.
This brings the total number confirmed in the UK to 524 as of June 14.
There are currently 504 confirmed cases in England, 13 in Scotland, two in Northern Ireland and five in Wales.
Last week health chiefs issued new isolation guidance including social distancing - urging those with the virus to sleep in separate beds and stay at least one metre apart from those they live with.
The UKHSA said: "Anyone can get monkeypox, particularly if you have had close contact, including sexual contact, with an individual with symptoms. Currently most cases have been in men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with men."
Anyone who has a rash with blisters is advised to contact a sexual health clinic if they have also had close contact with someone who has or might have had monkeypox in the past three weeks, or if they have travelled to West or Central Africa within that timeframe.
Scientists say monkeypox mainly spreads between people through direct, skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact.
It can also be spread via contaminated objects such as linen and soft furnishings.
Guidance issued by the UKHSA urges people to try and eat and sleep in a different room from those they live with if possible.
It says: "Where the use of a separate room isn’t possible, cases should avoid physical contact and keep at least 3 steps (1 metre) away from all household members.
"It is particularly important that they avoid close contact with young children, pregnant women and immunosuppressed people as they may be at higher risk of serious illness."
Those diagnosed with monkeypox and highest-risk contacts should isolate at home, the guidance adds.
The latest figures come as World Health Organisation's Europe director Dr Hans Kluge says the magnitude of the outbreak "poses a real risk".
He told the briefing: "The longer the virus circulates, the more it will extend its reach and the stronger the disease's foothold will get in non-endemic countries.
"Governments, health partners and civil society need to act with urgency... to control this outbreak."
According to WHO, monkeypox transmission is being driven by skin-to-skin contact and skin-to-mouth contact, and there is no evidence of a change in the virus.
WHO said some 1,160 confirmed cases have been reported in 22 countries in the European Economic Area.
Most cases are mild but WHO said it had seen some complications, and some admissions to hospital.
