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Brits travelling to Spain warned with 'high alert' over deadly new disease that spreads by touch
Experts predict a surge in cases and EU nations are now on edge after a new variant of Mpox causes alarm, putting Spain on high alert as the deadly disease spreads by touch
With experts warning of a spike in cases and EU countries on tenterhooks following the emergence of a new, concerning Mpox variant, Madrid's health and environmental chiefs are pressing the Government for intensified checks at the airport. Carlos Novillo, Madrid's environment sector leader, has urged the Ministry of Health to "take preventive measures, especially in Barajas, an important airport that registers a large flow of travellers daily instead of just being reactive". John Claude Udahemuka, a University of Rwanda lecturer and medical response expert, has sounded the alarm: "It's undoubtedly the most dangerous of all the known strains of mpox, considering how it is transmitted, how it is spread, and also the symptoms."
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