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Sends warning: Rare disease spreads in Europe | BT Udland - www.bt.dk In Spain, a health warning has now been issued. It comes after the country on Tuesday discovered eight suspected cases of monkey pox in Madrid - known in English as 'monkeypox'. It states documents and health sources according to. The Spanish authorities have therefore called on local communities to 'promptly' inform the public health services about patients with symptoms. The warning comes after three cases were found in Portugal on the same day. And on Wednesday, 25 other cases were found of people suspected of being infected with the disease. It all started on Saturday, when three cases of monkey pox were recorded in the UK. Since then, four more cases have been confirmed. It informs the British Health Agency. In the UK, only men who have had sex with other men have contracted the disease. "We especially encourage men who are gay and bisexual to be aware of unusual rashes or lesions and contact health authorities immediately," said Susan Hopkins, chief medical officer at UKHSA. Here, monkey cups are seen on a child's hand. Photo: CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). It has not been possible to identify an epidemiological link between those affected, indicating that there are several unidentified chains of the virus. The main concern among experts is the extent of the current outbreak in the various countries. The fear is that the virus is circulating among groups of men who are related to the same sex. Monkey pox is a very rare disease in Europe. The first symptoms of monkey pox, according to UKHSA, include fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes and chills. After this, monkey cups appear as a rash with blisters. The infection is transmitted by close contact with an infected person. In most cases, you will experience a mild course, where most recover after a few weeks. However, especially children can get a serious course of illness. The disease is spread mainly by wild animals in parts of West and Central Africa. According to Public Health England, the infection was first discovered in 1958, when outbreaks of a smallpox-like disease occurred in monkeys kept for research. It was not until 1970 that the first human case was recorded. The person who was diagnosed with monkey pox earlier this month in England was a person who recently traveled from Nigeria where he is believed to have contracted the infection. SPORT B.T.'s verdict B.T.'s verdict ABROAD See the documentation SPORT ABROAD Giant overview Close friend: ABROAD B.T. reveals Experts UKRAINE ABROAD Berlingske Media A / S Pilestræde 34 DK-1147 Copenhagen KTlf. +45 33 75 75 33 CVR.no .: 29 20 73 13