First human case of new mpox virus detected in Britain

31 Oct 2024, 05:16 by Darryl Coote · UPI

Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Health officials in Britain have detected the country's first confirmed human case of a new strain of mpox that has been spreading throughout Africa.

Britain's Health Security Agency announced the detection of the Clade Ib mpox infection in a statement Wednesday, noting that the "risk to the U.K. population remains low."