Fifth case of new deadly mpox strain detected in UK city – with NO link to other patients

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported that a CASE of the novel, mutant strain of mpox has been found in Leeds.

With the current infection, there are now five confirmed cases of the virus, known as clade 1b, in the United Kingdom.

There are no connections between this case and other instances that were found to be from the same London household.

According to UKHSA, they have all now totally recovered.

It is thought that the unidentified patient got the virus while on vacation in Uganda, which has been impacted by the pandemic.

The new mpox variety is believed to produce more severe disease than the ones that have been circulating in the UK since 2022.

Since then, the afflicted patient has been transferred to the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for treatment.

Health experts are currently rushing to find the patient’s close associates.

All contacts will be vaccinated and tested.

Professor Susan Hopkins, UKHSA’s Chief Medical Adviser, stated: We were able to identify this new instance because of our diagnostic tests and doctors’ quick recognition of the symptoms.

After this fifth case, there is still little risk to the people of the United Kingdom, and we are moving quickly to identify close links and lower the possibility of any possible spread.

“Investigations are in progress to determine how the person contracted the virus and to determine whether there are any other related cases, in compliance with established guidelines.

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a virus that causes pus-filled lesions and flu-like symptoms.

Last year, the new clade 1b strain began to spread quickly throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DCR).

Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and India have all reported cases.

Since then, it has caused over 1,000 fatalities and infected over 25,000 individuals.

For the second time in two years, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the disease’s growing spread to be a global health emergency as a result.

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