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.

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

The World Health Organization is to hold a summit to discuss the future of mpox after more than 1,000 deaths from the virus.

A case of the contagious new mpox strain at the centre of an outbreak in Africa has been detected in the UK. The case was ...

A new, more infectious strain of mpox has been detected in the UK for the first time. The single case of the mpox virus ...

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”.

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 ...

Four cases of the more infectious variant of mpox have been reported in the UK, making it the first cluster of infections that have surfaced outside of Africa.

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 ...