‘We are not expecting thousands of cases’: disease expert plays down monkeypox fears

Monkeypox virus isn't expected to transmit as quickly and as widespread as Covid-19. Picture: Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File

Monkeypox is “more controllable” than Covid-19, infectious diseases expert Professor Sam McConkey has said.

He does not expect high transmission rates in Ireland despite growing concerns.