Mpox outbreak: What are the symptoms and how worried should I be about UK outbreak?
2 months, 1 week ago

Mpox outbreak: What are the symptoms and how worried should I be about UK outbreak?

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK Health Security Agency says the risk to the population “remains low” despite fears surrounding the potentially more dangerous variant of the disease. open image in gallery Red Cross officials have been boosting awareness about Mpox in the Don Bosco refugee camp in Doma, Congo The outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, but this will require “approximately $135 million over the next six months for the acute phase of the outbreak”. open image in gallery UK authorities still deem the risk to be low Professor Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UKHSA, said: “It is thanks to our surveillance that we have been able to detect this virus. “The risk to the UK population remains low, and we are working rapidly to trace close contacts and reduce the risk of any potential spread.

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