A second monkeypox strain has been identified in the UK, linked with travel to west Africa, public health officials have said.
According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), an individual who had recently travelled to west Africa has been admitted to the high consequence infectious diseases (HCID) unit at the Royal Liverpool University hospital in Merseyside with the strain.
Contact tracing is being conducted to establish if there are any further linked cases. Monkeypox is endemic in…
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