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

Four cases of more serious strain of mpox, known as Clade 1b, have been confirmed in London after the first patient returned ...

This new variant of mpox was first detected earlier this year in eastern Congo. It has also caused outbreaks in Burundi, ...

FOUR cases of the new, more infectious version of monkeypox that first emerged in Congo have now been identified in the UK – and an expert has warned of one lesser-known symptom to look out ...

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 ...

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

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.

And the newer and more deadly strain, known as Clade 1b, later spread to Sweden, before moving over to Germany, India and ...

Britain's four cases means it joins countries such as Sweden, Thailand, India and Germany in having cases outside of Africa.

A fourth UK case of a strain of mpox that is thought to spread more easily has been detected. The UK Health Security Agency ...

Three confirmed cases of the highly contagious monkeypox virus have been detected in the UK. The patients are currently under ...

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 Tuesday.