LONDON, Nov 6, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Two new cases of the mpox variant clade 1b detected in the UK are the first locally ...

Mpox, a viral disease related to smallpox, has two types, clade 1 and clade 2. Symptoms include fever, a skin rash or pus-filled blisters, swollen lymph nodes and body aches. The WHO first declared an ...

After announcing confirmation of the nation's first three cases of the new strain, known as Clade 1b, Professor Susan Hopkins ...

The authorities said the risk of a rapid spread remained low because the new cases had had household contact with the first ...

In an early sign that the mpox outbreak in Africa might be ebbing, some health officials report that case counts seem ...

Clade 1b, the newly detected strain ... WHO’s recent advisory emphasizes readiness for rapid containment and monitoring. Reference: VOA. WHO: 2 UK mpox cases first local transmissions in Europe.

Nov. 4 (UPI) --Two additional cases of a new strain of mpox have been detected in Britain, national health officials said ...

The two cases were detected in household contacts of the first case, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the UK to three.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency over a new strain of mpox that is spreading rapidly in Africa.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the person had started to develop flu-like symptoms more than 24 hours after they ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention ( Africa CDC) says Nigeria has yet to announce a date for Mpox vaccinations rollout, even as cases keep surging across Africa. The organisation ...