Overnight, A Fourth Clade 1b Mpox Case, In The UK... But Still Limited -- To One Contact Grouping.

The primary good news here it that the four viral hosts/patients were all from a single household, so the risk is exceedingly small -- to the general British public. And all four are receiving therapeutic drugs, while all known contacts of the four have now been vaccinated.

Even so, with one case here in the USA, we all need to be vigilant. Here's the latest from the US AP wires:

. . .British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. Scientists said the risk to the public remains low.

Authorities announced the first case of the new form of mpox in the U.K. last week, saying the case was being treated at a London hospital after recently traveling to countries in Africa with ongoing outbreaks.

This week, the U.K. Health Security Agency said it had now identified three further cases who lived in the same household as the first patient. They too are now being treated at a hospital in London. . . .

Onward -- the days will get brighter from here -- and my pro bono "resistance law" practice has already "rolled up its sleeves" (as Kamala asked, last evening!) and reported for duty. Grinning -- lil' ladies here this evening!

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