The latest number of infections in the UK will be revealed on Monday after it was confirmed the total had risen to 20 on Friday.
The cause of the outbreak is unknown and there is"no obvious connection" between those infected to a single event, according to Dr Susan Hopkins, from the UK Health Security Agency .is rarely identified outside of Africa but about 80 cases have now been confirmed across Europe, North America and Australia, with a further 50 suspected infections.
Dr Hopkins, a chief medical adviser at the UKHSA, said the illness is"relatively mild" in adults, with young children more at risk, but refused to comment on reports that a patient is being treated in intensive care."We know there's been a period of restrictions across Europe and we don't know where this infection has come from and how it's come into Europe.
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