Government confirms first case of ‘clade Ib’ mpox virus detected in the UK
The UK Health Security Agency says that despite this being the first confirmed case in the UK, “the risk for the general population is very low and remains so for this incident”.
The new ‘clade Ib’ mpox virus first emerged in September 2023 in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo
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The first human case of the more severe ‘clade Ib’ mpox virus to be reported in the UK has been detected in London, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.
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