A new mutated variant of Mpox has been identified in Democratic Republic of Congo, with health authorities concerned over ...

It is a descendant of the deadlier clade 1a strain of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox , which is estimated to kill up to 10 ...

Experts have sounded the alarm over a mutation of the mpox virus that is said to be 'highly transmissible'. The dangerous new ...

Health officials have raised alarms over a newly identified, highly transmissible mpox variant, suspected of driving a surge ...

A NEW mutant strain of mpox discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo could be better at spreading between people, ...

Health experts have warned that a new mutant strain of mpox has been discovered and it could be more infectious than current ...

In other developments, the recently identified clade 1a virus that has the APOBEC3 mutation, linked to more transmissibility, ...

The mpox virus is currently rampaging through the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 2,000 cases since the start of the year ...

The new strain is a mutation of Clade 1a mpox – an older variant that has been known to cause more severe disease than Clade 2, which caused a global outbreak in 2022, or Clade 1b, which has ...

Clade 1a is the older clade that has been linked to spillovers in animals and some limited human-to-human transmission in ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced the continuation of mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), following recommendations from ...