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2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the United Kingdom

The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the United Kingdom was part of the larger outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade (type) of the monkeypox virus. The United Kingdom was the first country, outside of the endemic African areas, to experience an outbreak. As of 22 July 2022, there were 2,208 confirmed cases in the United Kingdom, with 2,115 in England, 54 in Scotland, 24 in Wales, and 15 in Northern Ireland.

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• ▸Effects of climate change on human health

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