An eighth case of the new deadly mpox strain has been detected in the UK, health officials have said. The clade 1b mutation has been dubbed "the most dangerous one so far" by experts. The ...

A new vaccination centre is due to open in Exeter to target individuals at higher risk of contracting mpox, previously known as monkeypox. According to a recent announcement by health officials ...

The NHS offers the mpox vaccine to those deemed a higher risk of catching the virus, such as men who have sex with other men and have multiple partners. View more The first case of clade 1b mpox ...

Another case of the Mpox virus has been detected in Britain. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed the seventh case of the more severe clade Ib Mpox in England since October 2024.

For decades after the identification of mpox in humans in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 1970, the disease was largely confined to the rural areas of Central and West Africa and thus ...