Cases of suspected and confirmed Monkeypox are being investigated in the United States of America, Canada, Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

According to health authorities, most recent case was confirmed in the US and 13 suspected cases are being investigated in Canada.

Five infections have also been confirmed in Portugal as well as seven in Spain.

Monkeypox is most common in remote parts of Central and West Africa. It is a virus that does not spread easily between people and the risk to the wider public is said to be very low.

However, health experts say it could be a pandemic if not treated to be cleared in the early stage.