Irish Examiner view: First case of monkeypox confirmed in Ireland

Medical experts believe the monkeypox outbreak is based on social interaction, international travel, and a few superspreader events

A rash caused by monkeypox rash; it can take up to seven days, and sometimes weeks, for symptoms to develop after exposure. Picture: Alamy/PA

If the experience of coronavirus over the last two years has taught us anything, it is that viruses are no respecter of boundaries, either personal or geographical; it also taught us to keep a level head when their progress is accelerating.

The first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in the east of the country and the HSE expects more to emerge imminently.