Mpox: New case detected in England as infected individual in hospital | UK | News

A new case of Clade lb mpox has been detected in the England, the UK Health Security Agency has said.

The new case – detected in East Sussex in a patient who had recently returned from Uganda where there is currently community transmission of Clade Ib mpox.

The individual is now under specialist care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

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