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UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the 1st cluster outside Africa .
New variant of mpox was first detected earlier this year in eastern Congo .
Scientists believe it causes milder symptoms that are harder to notice, which makes it easier to spread.
To date, there have been about 43,000 suspect cases in Africa including more than 1,000 deaths.
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