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First case of latest mpox variant detected in UK: health authority

The agency said that the single case was detected in London after the person returned from Africa, adding that the risk to the wider population "remains low".

First case of latest mpox variant detected in UK: health authority
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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An infection with the latest mpox variant, clade 1b, has been detected in the United Kingdom for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced on

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