UK records more cases of Clade 1b mpox strain

Doctors in the United Kingdom are working to contain an outbreak of a new, more easily spreadable strain of the mpox virus.

The virus, which was previously spread mainly through the exchange of bodily fluids, can now be shared through such things as household contact.

UK health officials said this week that they have uncovered two additional cases of the new strain in London, among people who shared living space with a man who tested positive after returning from a trip to Central Africa, where the virus is endemic.