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

Two additional cases of a new strain of mpox have been detected in Britain, national health officials said Monday, less than a week after the first case was announced to the public.

More cases of a deadly new strain of mpox have been detected in the UK - just days after the virus was recorded having breached Britain's shores for the first time. Last week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said one case of mpox variant Clade 1b had been picked up in London - but now,

Two more cases of the new, more dangerous strain of mpox have been detected in London, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.