That includes all forms of the disease. Note: Chart shows all mpox infections. The WHO does not break down cases by clade. Clade Ib, the new form of mpox, spreads through close contact.

PREMIUM TIMES review of WHO global mpox trends shows that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains the epicentre, ...

There are two subtypes of the mpox virus. Clade II, which is endemic in West Africa, caused the global outbreak that had health authorities on high alert in Europe and North America in 2022.

A deadlier strain of the virus, clade Ib, is spreading quickly in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has reached at least four previously unaffected countries in Africa. The risk of additional ...

The person had recently returned to California after traveling to eastern Africa, where the strain (clade I mpox) has affected several countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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In the latest mpox outbreak, it's a new subvariant, clade 1b, that is driving cases that have been found as far as Sweden, Pakistan and Thailand, according to CNBC, though it's not clear which ...

The first case of mpox clade I was found in California, but the risk to the public remains low, public health officials said Saturday. There are two types of mpox, clade I and clade II ...

The risk of clade I mpox to the public remains low, the agency said. The person diagnosed with clade I mpox had recently traveled from Eastern Africa, where an mpox outbreak is ongoing.

A pair of versions under the umbrella term Clade I have led to the infection of more than 30,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and at least 990 deaths since the start of the year ...

The Clade Ib version of the virus had not been detected outside Africa until last week, when a case in Sweden raised concerns about a wider outbreak. By Sui-Lee Wee Health officials in Thailand ...