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The UKHSA said that the risk of mpox infection is “low for most travellers”. The government health agency advises travellers to check Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) advice ...
Mpox belongs to the same virus family as smallpox, but produces milder symptoms including fever, chills and body aches. Serious cases can lead to lesions on the face, hand, chest and genitals.
The UKHSA stated that the risk to the general public remained "very low". [71] [73] Patients with active mpox infection were confirmed to be hospitalised at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne and at the Royal Free Hospital and Guy's Hospital in London. [71]
The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the United Kingdom is part of the larger outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade (type) of the monkeypox virus. The United Kingdom was the first country, outside of the endemic African areas, to experience an outbreak.
The agency raised its risk assessment for sporadic cases of mpox clade I in Europe to moderate on Friday. The risk was high for travellers to affected areas in Africa in close contact with people ...
On 16 May, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed four new cases with no link to travel to a country where mpox is endemic. [15] Subsequently, cases have been reported from many countries and regions. [17] The outbreak marked the first time mpox had spread widely outside Central and West Africa. The disease had been circulating and ...
Dr Susan Hopkins from the UKHSA urged watchfulness among men who have sex with men, who have made up "a notable proportion" of the recent cases in the UK and Europe. [26] The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) advised people who have had close contact with a person infected with mpox to self-isolate for 21 days. Self-isolation is not mandatory. [27]
But the health agency said the risk to the public remains low. People with mpox often get a rash that may be located on hands, feet, chest, face, mouth and/or near the genitals. The CDC said the ...