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Liverpool Echo
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Chris Grundy

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Monkeypox fears hit canary islands as british tourist tested for virus - Caught on Camera

A British tourist holidaying in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, is feared to have monkeypox.

Health chiefs in the holiday isle are currently looking into five suspected cases of the virus. If confirmed, the Briton would be the first affected in Spain since the nation confirmed its first cases last week.

A spokesman for the Canary Islands' Health Service said that A suspected case of monkeypox in Fuerteventura "corresponds to a British tourist". It is unknown if the tourist is alone on the island or in a party also being tested.

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