UK mpox preparedness after global emergency declared

There have been more than 17,000 mpox cases and 571 deaths in Africa this year following the emergence of a new clade 1b variant, first spotted in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

It has been detected in neighbouring African countries, and as far afield as Sweden and Pakistan - but no cases have yet been found in the UK.

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced last Wednesday that an outbreak of the strain was now a "public health emergency of international concern".

The disease causes blisters on the face and elsewhere, and mainly spreads when fluids from these lesions are passed on during sexual contact.

But it can also be spread through other types of skin-to-skin contact, as well as an infected person coughing or sneezing while close to you, and can even be spread by touching clothing, bedding, or towels used by someone with mpox.

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For further information an important updates on the Mpox outbreak, please visit: www.who.int