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“Not COVID,” but caution: WHO on high alert as new mpox strain spreads
The new clade 1b strain has caused concern because it seems to spread more easily through routine close contact, and it is affecting women and children in larger numbers. It is fatal in about 3.6% ...
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WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency. What to Know About the New Strain - MSN
The WHO made a similar declaration in 2022. Since then, nearly 100,000 people worldwide—mostly men who have sex with men (MSM)—have had confirmed mpox and more than 200 people have died of the ...
ABC News10mon
WHO declares mpox a public health emergency as newer strain spreads in Africa
"The detection and rapid spread of a new clade of mpox in eastern DRC, its detection in neighboring countries that had not previously reported mpox, and the potential for further spread within ...
AOL10mon
Mpox Is ‘Not the New COVID,’ WHO Official Says. Risk to U.S. Remains Low - AOL
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 ...
Reuters10mon
WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads
STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked it to a growing outbreak in Africa ...
NBC News12mon
WHO and scientists call for urgent action on highly dangerous mpox strain
Mpox is a viral infection that spreads through ... In South Kivu, Adahemuka and other researchers said the new strain was spreading partly by sexual contact among men and women, and particularly ...
Daily Mail7mon
Who is eligible for the mpox jab? As UK confirms first case of deadly new strain that can be transmitted through sex...everything you need to know
The deadly new strain of mpox which has ripped through several African nations has officially reached the UK, health officials revealed yesterday. The clade 1b mutation, which experts have ...
Al Jazeera English10mon
Mpox not the new COVID, says WHO
About 100 new cases of the clade 2 mpox strain are now being reported in the European region every month, added Kluge. Kluge said the predominant route of transmission remained close skin-to-skin ...
Politico8mon
Mpox resurges — with a new, deadlier strain
A MORE LETHAL MPOX — Two years after containing the first global mpox outbreak, the world faces a new challenge: a more virulent strain that’s already killed more than 900 people, mostly ...
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WHO declares new Mpox strain health emergency, more lethal
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Reuters12mon
WHO, scientists call for urgent action on mpox strain
Mpox is a viral infection that spreads through ... In South Kivu, Adahemuka and other researchers said the new strain was spreading partly by sexual contact among men and women, and particularly ...