The UK has reported its first cluster of a new, more infectious mpox variant outside Africa with four cases identified.

British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged ...

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, drew global attention in 2022 during an outbreak that affected the U.S., Europe, Australia and many other countries. The virus comes in two distinct forms or "clades ...

A fourth UK case of a strain of mpox that is thought to spread more easily has been detected. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the overall risk to the population “remains low”. The patient ...

An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for 9 countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge, the WHO and other health organisations said on Wednesday.

Two new cases of the mpox variant clade 1b detected in the UK are the first locally transmitted cases in Europe and the first outside Africa, the World Health Organization said today (6 November). ...

After announcing confirmation of the nation's first three cases of the new strain, known as Clade 1b, Professor Susan Hopkins ...

Two new cases of the mpox variant clade 1b detected in the UK are the first locally transmitted cases in Europe and the first ...

The United Kingdom has reported two more cases of the new Mpox variant. The new strain is referred to as clade 1B is believed to spread more easily compared to other variants. Watch this report to ...

The two cases were detected in household contacts of the first case, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the UK to three.