EXCLUSIVE Mpox 2024 hotspots: map shows all countries where cases of new strain have been confirmed - including UK READ MORE: WHO declares new monkeypox strain a public health emergency By Francine Wolfisz Published: 20:54 EDT, 30 October 2024 | Updated: 21:02 EDT, 30 October 2024 e-mail View comments Britain has announced the first case of a new deadly strain of monkeypox which has ripped through several African countries, as MailOnline reveals all the countries where the virus has now spread. The unnamed patient was on holiday in an Africa country currently experiencing an outbreak earlier this month. They developed flu like symptoms on October 21 then developed a rash three days later.
Seeking medical advice, the case was flagged with The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) as potentially being the new mpox strain of concern, dubbed 'clade 1b'. Laboratory testing confirmed the patient has the disease and they are currently being treated by specialist staff at the Royal Free Hospital in London . Britain's first case of the clade 1b strain of Mpox is currently being treated by specialist staff at the Royal Free Hospital in London A map showing the African countries where the Clade I strain has been confirmed This graphic shows the number of confirmed cases in England since January 2023 Your browser does not support iframes.
No further details on the patient's condition have been revealed. UKHSA said they are currently tracing 'less than 10' people who are believed to have been.