Two more cases of monkeypox have been identified in England, health officials have said.
It brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country since 6 May to nine.
One of the latest viral infections was detected in London, while the other was in the South East.
The two new cases have no travel links to a country where monkeypox is endemic, so it is possible they were infected through community transmission, said the UK Health Security Agency.
The latest cases do not have known connections with previous confirmed cases announced on 7, 14 and 16 May.
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