The Clade 1b outbreak in Africa has different features which make the virus a concern for health officials at the UK Health ...

PUBLIC health experts are preparing for a worst-case mpox scenario anticipating the new strain could spread uncontrollably in ...

The Government has ordered more than 150,000 doses of mpox vaccine in preparation for the “likely” discovery of cases of a ...

The Government has purchased more than 150,000 doses of mpox vaccine with plans to roll out a campaign to eligible group ‘in ...

While the UK Health Security Agency has published mpox advice for schools ever since a 2022 surge of a milder strain of the ...

Mpox is yet to be detected in the UK, but has been declared a "public health emergency" of international concern.

Wales' health minister has issued an update about preparations for whether the viral illness mpox arrives in Wales. The UK ...

UKHSA guidance warnss education and childcare providers: "There have not been any cases of the type of mpox that may be more serious (called clade 1 mpox) in the UK. So far this type of mpox has ...

According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), in 2023 and 2024 there were 269 cases of mpox in England, all of the clade II strain. READ MORE: Map shows suspected cases of whooping cough in ...

“According to the UKHSA, Mpox is considered as a high consequence infectious disease which has a high transmission rate, is difficult to treat and can have high mortality rate (5-10 per ...

Figure. Number of confirmed and highly probable mpox cases in England, by month in 2023 and 2024. Source: UKHSA. Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak: epidemiological overview. (Last updated 8 August 2024) Mpox ...