Now Wales has Monkeypox to deal with

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That's already classed as a possible bio-terrorism risk. The USSR was working on it,

It appears so was Porton Down:-

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10949268

MH 154/969
Description:   
Outbreak of Marburg disease at Porton Down Microbiological Research Establishment, Wiltshire: Ministry of Defence Board of Inquiry into the accidental infection of Mr G S Platt on the 5 November 1976; terms of reference; submission of evidence from the Department of Health and Social Security; report, recommendations and press release; issue of The Public Health (Infectious Diseases) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 1976

Date:   1976 Jan 01-1977 Dec 31

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That's already classed as a possible bio-terrorism risk. The USSR was working on it, so it's a safe bet Putin also has it in his store cupboard. So far there's little on record about vaccine research. Stand by for outbreaks — thirteen years ago there were outbreaks in the Netherlands and the US...

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If it was an outbreak of Green Monkey disease, (Marburg, hemorrhagic fever,) that really would be time to panic.

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Richard Firth, Consultant in Health Protection at Public Health Wales said: "Confirmed cases of monkeypox are a rare event in the UK and the risk to the general public is very low." 
He added: "In most cases, [it's] a mild condition which will resolve on its own and have no long-term effects on a person's health. Most people recover within a few weeks."
The NHS website lists a number of symptoms of the disease including a high temperature, a headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen glands, chills and exhaustion.
It's usually a "mild illness" that gets better on its own without treatment but more serious symptoms can develop, so patients are cared for in specialist hospitals.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/medical/public-health-wales-issue-update-on-three-cases-of-rare-disease-monkeypox-in-north-wales/ar-AALoJf5?ocid=uxbndlbing


Looks like Covid could be just one of several other health scares of the 21st century...