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Less than a week ago the UK HSA announced the 6th clade Ib Mpox case in the UK (3 imported, 3 locally acquired). Today they are announcing their 7th case; detected in an individual who recently travelled from Uganda.
So far, we've seen 11 non-African nations report imported cases of this Mpox Ib clade; Sweden, Thailand, India, Germany, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Canada, Pakistan, Belgium, China, and France.The clade Ib Mpox virus is reportedly more virulent, and potentially more transmissible, than the clade II mpox virus which began its world tour in the spring of 2022.
Several countries, including China, Belgium, Germany, France and the UK have reported limited secondary transmission.
The latest update from the UKHSA is unusually brief.
Latest update
Another case of clade Ib mpox has been detected, bringing the total number of confirmed cases since October 2024 to 7, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) can confirm.
The individual had recently travelled to Uganda. The risk to the UK population remains low.
The UKHSA and NHS will not be disclosing any further details about the individual.
Professor Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser at UKHSA, said:The risk to the UK population remains low. Close contacts have been identified and offered appropriate advice in order to reduce the chance of further spread.
Last month the WHO published a new, updated risk assessment, which puts the risk of national and international spread as HIGH.
