https://www.newscientist.com/article/2180901-monkeypox-has-reached-the-uk-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ > How serious is the disease there? In Africa, there are occasional reports of people catching it from eating bushmeat such as squirrels and rodents, and it can sometimes pass between humans too. It has a reported death rate of between 1 and 10 per cent, with children being most likely to die. > Why is it in the news? Three people in the UK have been diagnosed with monkeypox since the start of September, and are now being cared for in hospital by tropical disease specialists. The condition has not been recorded in this country before.