Two years after a global outbreak, fears are growing over a new strain of mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and several neighboring countries. This deadlier and more transmissible strain, known as the Clade Ib subclade, has been spreading person-to-person in the DRC since September.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Sunday that it is considering convening an expert committee to decide whether to declare an international emergency, as it did during the global mpox outbreak in 2022.
Unlike other strains where lesions and rashes are usually limited to the mouth, face, and genitals, the Clade Ib strain causes skin rashes across the entire body.
Two years after a global outbreak, fears are growing over a new strain of mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and several neighboring countries. This deadlier and more transmissible strain, known as the Clade Ib subclade, has been spreading person-to-person in the DRC since September.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Sunday that it is considering convening an expert committee to decide whether to declare an international emergency, as it did during the global mpox outbreak in 2022.
Unlike other strains where lesions and rashes are usually limited to the mouth, face, and genitals, the Clade Ib strain causes skin rashes across the entire body.
