Two more cases of new monkey species found in UK, UK Health Services Agency (UKHSA) saysin the statement, which was published on the government website on Monday.
At the end of October, the department informed about the first discovered case. It was recorded in London. it is about a man who recently visited African countries.
"Two cases of the virus were identified among people who had household contacts with the first infected person," the report said.
The UKHSA said the number of confirmed cases of the disease had risen to three, but the risk to the public "remains low".
At the end of August, the British health agency announced that the authorities are preparing for the possible emergence and spread of a new strain of monkeys in the country.
