India confirms first case of dangerous new mpox strain - Yahoo
WEB3 days ago · India has confirmed its first case of the new, more dangerous strain of mpox known as clade 1b, health authorities said on Tuesday. A 38-year-old man became unwell and was admitted to hospital in ...
New Mpox strain Clade 1b 'most dangerous so far' and 'could
WEBJun 25, 2024 · Known as Clade 1b, the strain first emerged in September among sex workers in the DRC mining town of Kamituga, around 170 miles (273km) from the border with Rwanda. There have now been around 1,000 confirmed cases in …
WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The emergence last year and rapid spread of a new virus strain in DRC, clade 1b, which appears to be spreading mainly through sexual networks, and its detection in countries neighbouring the DRC is especially concerning, and one of the main reasons for the declaration of the PHEIC.
India Reports First Case of Mpox From Fast-Spreading Clade 1b …
WEB4 days ago · By Ainnie Arif. NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India said on Monday that an mpox case involving a man in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking South Asia's first ...
FACT SHEET: United States Response to the Clade I Mpox …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · In 2022, the world experienced a global outbreak of clade IIb mpox, which led to more than 95,000 cases across 115 non-endemic countries and continues to occur in the United States. The Biden-Harris Administration responded by ensuring the JYNNEOS mpox vaccine was available to at-risk populations in the U.S.
WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of ... - UN …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · At Wednesday’s meeting, he said there was transmission of the so-called clade 1b virus in the DRC last year which was caused “mainly through sexual networks”. This clade is reportedly...
Thailand Confirms First Case of New, Deadlier Mpox Strain, Clade …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Clade Ib appears to have spread mainly through heterosexual sex, epidemiologists have said. Another subtype, Clade Ia, has spread through household contact and exposure to affected animals in...
Mpox: Second case of deadlier Clade 1b variant confirmed ... - Sky …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · A person in Thailand has been diagnosed with a deadlier new mpox variant – just the second confirmed case of the strain outside Africa. The man is a 66-year-old European who arrived in Thailand ...
Mpox: Thailand confirms Clade 1b strain for first time in Asia - BBC …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Now a more worrying strain of mpox called Clade 1b has been identified in the east of the DRC, which is being spread along the border and into neighbouring countries.
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing – …
WEBAug 30, 2024 · The number of reported cases of clade 1b has been rising rapidly for several weeks. Fortunately, relatively few deaths have been reported in recent weeks. In addition, 258 cases of clade 1b have been confirmed in Burundi, 4 in Rwanda, 4 in Uganda, 2 in Kenya and 1 each in Sweden and Thailand.