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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 ...
The first case of a new infectious and potentially deadly strain of mpox has been reported in the UK. ... The UKHSA said the country has an existing stock of mpox vaccines and last month announced ...
The two cases were detected in household contacts of the first case, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the UK to three.
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.
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. [9] Subsequently, cases have been reported from many countries and regions. [11] 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]
The first UK case of a potentially deadly strain of the mpox virus has been detected in London.. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the risk to the UK population from the clade 1b mpox ...
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.