Chinese health officials have identified a new mutated strain of mpox, clade Ib, in a foreigner who travelled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Chinese health authorities have reported the detection of a new mutated mpox strain, clade Ib, as the viral infection spreads to more countries. The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency last year. On Thursday, China’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the detection of this new mpox strain.

After the fast spread of HMPV cases in China, a new strain of Mpox-Clade 1b- has surfaced. Apart from fatigue and fever, it has other symptoms one must be aware about.

The Chinese government on Thursday said it recorded five cases of a new Mpox strain, stating that the outbreak has been effectively handled. DAILY POST reports that Mpox is caused by a virus transmitted to humans by animals but can also spread from person to person through close physical contact,

Chinese health authorities said on Thursday they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to more countries after the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency last year.

Mpox is an infectious disease that causes flu-like symptoms with pus-filled lesions on the body. A painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, headache, muscle ache, back pain and low energy are a few symptoms of mpox. These symptoms are usually mild but can be fatal in rare cases.

China has detected the new mutated strain of the mpox virus for the first time, as the pathogen spreads to more geographies after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak in Africa a new global health emergency last year.

China has identified a new strain of the mutated monkeypox virus, clade 1b, traced to a traveler from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Four relat

China has detected the new mutated clade 1b strain of mpox for the first time as the outbreak, declared a global health emergency by the WHO, continues to spread. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that the source of the “cluster outbreak” was a foreigner who had lived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

China’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said it had found a cluster outbreak of the Ib subclade of mpox that started with the infection a foreigner who has a history of travel and residence

WHO declared mpox a global public health emergency for the 2nd time in 2 years, following an outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo that spread to neighbouring countries.