Clade 2 mpox, the less-deadly of the two major variants, has been present in the UK since 2022 but is no longer considered a ...

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

Another case of the deadly mpox clade lb strain has been confirmed in the UK by the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA).

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

Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is a viral disease similar to smallpox that can cause flu-like symptoms and a painful rash.

The UK has seen cases of mpox since then, mainly caused by clade 2, a strain that spreads through close skin-to-skin contact ...

Two more cases of a new strain of the mpox virus have been detected in London, in household contacts of the first patient, ...

The first case of a new infectious and potentially deadly strain of mpox has been reported in the UK. The strain, known as ...

Two more UK cases of a strain of mpox that is thought to spread more easily have been detected in household contacts of the first case, the Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. This brings the ...

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 ...

Two more UK cases of a strain of mpox that is thought to spread more easily have been detected in household contacts of the first case, the Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. This brings the ...