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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Barney Davis

What we know about new Mpox strain after first case caught in UK

Another case of the potentially serious mpox virus has been found in the north east of England, in what could be the first case of community transmission in the UK.

Britain’s health security agency (UKHSA) said on Tuesday it has discovered the first confirmed human case of Clade Ib mpox in the country where the infected person has no reported travel history.

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