2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the United Kingdom
| 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
Confirmed cases by countries in the United Kingdom during the 2022 outbreak (as of 12 July)
101–1,660
26–100
1–25 | |
| Disease | Mpox |
| Virus strain | Monkeypox virus (West African clade) |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Index case | London |
| Arrival date | 6 May 2022(3 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day ago) |
| Date | As of 29 August 2022 |
| Confirmed cases | 3,279 (and 134 highly probable cases) |
Deaths | 0 |
| Government website | |
| UK Government | |
The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the United Kingdom is 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.