Health chiefs in the Canary Islands have confirmed a British tourist is among five suspect new monkeypox cases currently being analysed, sparking fears in the holiday region.
A spokesman for the Canary Islands' Health Service confirmed in a short statement: “A suspected case of monkeypox in Fuerteventura corresponds to a British tourist.”
Authorities have not said if he is holidaying alone on the island or is relaxing with relatives who are also being tested.
Spain has so far confirmed around 40 cases of monkeypox and said another 67 people are being tested.
The outbreaks have been traced to a gay sauna in Madrid and a Gran Canaria pride festival attended by 80,000 people from Britain and other European countries.
There have been more than 100 confirmed or suspected monkeypox infections around the world in the current outbreak, which have mostly been in Europe.
