and so we re working closely with these countries to help respond, to help try and ascertain why this virus is now becoming more frequently reported, because it is well known to be, as you said, a zoonotic disease, so it is primarily in the animal kingdom, in forested areas. now we re seeing it more in urban areas, and this week we re seeing it for the first time around the world. joining us is dr anne rimoin, professor of epidemiology at the ucla and expert on public health. she s been researching in africa on monkeypox for the last 20 years. thank you very much indeed for being with us and there are different strains different variants so maybe you could explain the background to this and where monkeypox originates. thanks for having me. nice to be here, and i can give you some context for monkeypox. i have worked on monkeypox in the democratic republic of congo for the last two
becoming more frequently reported, because it is well known to be, as you said, a zoonotic disease. so, it is primarily in the animal kingdom, in forested areas. now we are seeing it more in urban areas, and this week we are seeing it for the first time around the world. here in the uk, clinics have enforced strict ppe rules. one clinic in chelsea has sent several staff in the close isolation after coming in contact with one patient with monkeypox. a second clinic is also having staffs of muscling with the location has not been revealed. dr kathrine o reilly is medical director at intenational sos, a health and security services firm. let me ask you for saw about the stringent ppe brought in for sexual health clinics with the wire that be particularly bad it right now? so as we know the particularly bad it right now? so as we know the virus particularly bad it right now? so as we know the virus arrived - particularly bad it right now? so as we know the virus arrived in - particular