Two more cases of a new strain of the mpox virus have been detected in London, in household contacts of the first patient, health officials say.
The two individuals are now under specialist care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
All three patients were infected with the Clade 1b variant of the virus, which was first detected in central Africa and appears to transmit more easily between people.
Prof Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said mpox – formally known as monkeypox – could spread quickly within households and further cases were “not unexpected”.
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