8th case of 'most dangerous' mpox strain detected in Britain

Mpox: Eighth case of new 'most dangerous yet' strain detected in the UK
UK health officials have confirmed an eighth case of mpox has been detected in the country after being blamed for being behind a number of miscarriages in Africa
New case of mpox variant clade lb detected in England
Britain's health security agency said on Friday another case of the mpox variant clade lb has been detected in England, the eight case confirmed in the country since October last year.
Eighth case of 'most dangerous' mpox strain detected in Britain as 12 new vaccination sites opened
A new case of the most dangerous mpox variant clade lb has been detected in Britain, marking the eighth instance since October last year, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed. The London patient has no links to the seven previous cases identified in the country,
New Mpox Case Detected in England as Health Risks Remain Low
A new case of the mpox variant clade Ib has been reported in England, marking the eighth case in the country since October last year. The UK Health Security Agency considers the risk to be low despite the variant's links to a WHO-declared global health emergency.
Challenges in containing the global spread of mpox clade Ib
For the second time in 2 years, an ongoing mpox outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO.1 Following the global surge of clade IIb mpox in 2022, African countries face escalating challenges in managing expanding mixed outbreaks of clade I and II mpox.
New case of Mpox detected in the UK amid ‘global emergency’
A new case of Mpox has been confirmed in the UK, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The latest case of Clade Ib Mpox is the eighth confirmed UK case since October 2024 after a seventh patient was confirmed to have Mpox earlier this week (January 27).
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