FIRST 'NEW' MPOX CASE
Daily Mirror UK|October 31, 2024
Patient had returned from Africa but health bosses say risk is low
JANE KIRBY and STORM NEWTON
FIRST 'NEW' MPOX CASE

THE first UK case of a potentially deadly strain of the mpox virus has been detected in London.

The UK Health Security Agency said the risk from the Clade Ib mpox strain "remains low".

The person involved had been on holiday in Africa and returned to the UK on October 21.

They suffered from flu-like symptoms and, on October 24, started to develop a rash.

The person attended an emergency department on October 27.

They have since been transferred to the Royal Free Hospital high-consequence infectious diseases unit.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 31, 2024 من Daily Mirror UK.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 31, 2024 من Daily Mirror UK.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.