It brings total number of confirmed cases to three, as UKHSA says risk to population remains low
Mpox, a highly contagious disease formerly known as monkeypox, has been declared a global health emergency by the WHO in Africa and that the two patients are currently under specialist care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London.
They developed flu-like symptoms more than 24 hours later and, on 24 October, started to develop a rash which worsened in the following days.Contacts of all three cases are being followed up by the UKHSA and other partner organisations and will be offered testing, vaccination and advice as needed. “The overall risk to the UK population remains low. We are working with partners to make sure all contacts of the cases are identified and contacted to reduce the risk of further spread.”
Symptoms include skin rash with blisters, spots or ulcers that can appear anywhere on the body, fever, headache, backache and muscle aches.Clade Ib mpox has been widely circulating in the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent months and there have been cases reported in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Sweden, India and Germany.
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