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Health officials have reported two additional cases of a newly detected mpox strain in the UK. But what exactly is Mpox? And ...

LONDON -- Two new cases of the version of mpox that has fueled a deadly outbreak in central Africa have been detected in ...

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The authorities said the risk of a rapid spread remained low because the new cases had had household contact with the first infected person.

The two cases were detected in household contacts of the first case, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the UK to three.