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UK prepares for mpox cases after global emergency declared
Risk considered low but health plans include rapid testing and care protocols for people with infection
UK health officials are preparing for any potential cases of a new strain of mpox after the World Health Organization declared outbreaks of the virus in Africa to be a global emergency.
The strain, known as clade 1b, emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year.
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