Health Mpox outbreak: How worried should we be about virus in the UK, is it the new Covid? Expert outlines risk By Sarah McCann Health writer Comment Published 27th Aug 2024, 14:06 BST Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now The first case has already been detected in Europe 🏥 The World Health Organization (WHO) have declared a global health emergency following an outbreak of mpox in Africa. There are four variants of the virus, Clade 1a, 1b and Clade 2a and 2b.
Clade 1 is behind the latest outbreak, whilst in 2022, Clade 2 caused the WHO to declare a global health emergency after mpox spread to 70 countries which had never had cases, including the UK. Professor Paul Hunter, Professor in Medicine at the University of East Anglia explains what we need to know about the latest mpox outbreak - and if we should be worried. The World Health Organisation has launched a global strategic preparedness and response plan following declaring a global health emergency due to an mpox outbreak in Africa.
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