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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox to be a public health emergency of international concern on Monday as a newer strain spreads in Africa.

The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as scientists warned separately of a dangerous strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A WHO official stated that mpox, irrespective of the strain, is manageable and not comparable to COVID-19. Hans Kluge urged collaborative efforts to control and eliminate mpox globally, citing the ...

Similar to the prior mpox outbreak of 2022 (clade II), the new strain, clade 1b, is highly transmissible, spread by both sexual contact and routine close contact. Still, experts say the risk of ...

There is a new mpox strain, clade I, that is causing severe illness in Africa that has been reported in the U.S. New York has one case as of Thursday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that the spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, particularly as a dangerous strain has been detected in the Democratic Republic of C… ...

The new strain of mpox is known as clade 1b and it emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last year, according to WHO. The disease is now rapidly spreading to neighbouring ...

A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its spread.

A mutated strain of mpox spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo has estimated fatality rates of around 5% in adults and 10% in children.

LONDON (Reuters) -The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as scientists warned separately of a dangerous strain in the ...