UK reports two further cases of clade Ib mpox

Two additional cases of clade Ib mpox have been detected in household contacts of the first UK case,1 bringing the total number of confirmed cases to three, health officials have reported.

The two patients are being treated at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London, the UK Health Security Agency said. Officials said the risk to the UK population remained low and that contacts of all three cases were being followed up and being offered testing and vaccination as …