A case of a new strain of mpox has been detected in the UK for the first time, it has been announced.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said a single case of the mpox virus variant Clade 1b was detected in London.
There was no evidence of community transmission from the patient, who is being treated at the Royal Free Hospital in London.They had recently travelled to countries in Africa that are seeing cases of the strain in the community and the case was confirmed on Tuesday.Less than ten direct contacts are being traced after the discovery, and Professor Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser at UKHSA, said the “risk to the UK population remains low”.
It marks the first detection of this strain of mpox in the UK. Germany reported its first Clade 1b case earlier this month.
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A health professional prepares a syringe with the mpox vaccine. File pic: AP
At least 1,000 deaths from the strain had…
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