UK Reports Almost 400 Mpox Infections, 4 Clade 1b Cases

Only seven incidents were reported during the 2018–2021 period.

A doctor visits patients recovering from mpox in the village of Kavumu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Aug. 24, 2024. Glody Murhabazi/AFP via Getty Images

Nearly 400 monkeypox cases have been identified in the UK for the 2023–2024 period, with four being the more dangerous clade 1b variant, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

“In 2023 and 2024 (up to 31 October 2024), there have been a total of 378 cases of Clade 2b mpox reported in the UK,” the agency stated in a Nov. 7 report.