Post Reply - On M-pox

`Mpox remains a **serious infection for some individuals** and remains a World Health Organization (WHO) public health emergency of international concern (**PHEIC)**'

   https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/ukhsa-reports-case-of-mpox-clade-ib.html or https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/ukhsa-reports-case-of-mpox-clade-ib.html ; UKHSA Reports A Case of Mpox Clade Ib Without Recent Travel or Known Exposure

Three weeks ago the UKHSA announced that while  - `Mpox remains a serious infection for some individuals and remains a World Health Organization (WHO) public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)' - the  Clade I Mpox No Longer Meets the Criteria of a High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) in the UK.
Today the UK announced their 11th confirmed mpox Clade Ib case (see below).
What sets this case apart is - all previously reported cases have had recent travel to endemic countries, or known exposure to someone who has - while this case has neither.   -
Whether this turns out to be  a one-off event, or an early indication of community transmission, remains to be seen.   
Stay tuned.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932025_mpox_epidemic or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932025_mpox_epidemic 

DJ. The 2023 variant showing up with no cleat history in the UK is "concerning"...