The first case of a new mpox strain was confirmed in New York state. AP A health worker takes a saliva sample from a mpox patient at a treatment center in Munigi, eastern Congo, Aug. 16, 2024.

The New York State Department of Health issued a health advisory about the emergence of a new strain of mpox (formerly monkeypox). The person had recently traveled from Africa.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency as a deadly new strain of mpox is spreading through parts of Africa. The big picture: This is the second time in just ...

Scientists studying the new mpox strain that has spread out of Democratic Republic of Congo say the virus is changing faster than expected, and often in areas where experts lack the funding and ...

The new strain of mpox is known as clade 1b and it emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last year, according to WHO. The disease is now rapidly spreading to neighbouring countries ...

But because there is a new strain of mpox, it’s possible they’ll have to change their response. “We might be starting back at ground zero again, depending on how this all plays out ...

HealthDay News — As an outbreak of a new strain of mpox continues in Africa, Sweden announced Thursday that it has confirmed the first case in that country.

As of 24 January, 2025, Germany had reported 7 cases of the new strain of mpox. All the cases were due to recent travel history to East Africa, according to the WHO. UNITED KINGDOM.

The new mpox strain is believed to spread through close, intimate and sexual contact that is skin to skin, as well as touching contaminated materials, such as clothing or bedding.

The CDC says the risk to most Americans is low but it is testing more suspected cases to identify whether the clade Ib strain has made it to the U.S. New mpox strain raises concern among ...

According to the San Mateo County Health, a person became infected with the clade I mpox after traveling in Eastern Africa, that's where there is a current outbreak of the strain. Another strain ...

The first case of a new mpox strain was confirmed in New York state. AP. Mpox can spread through close, intimate contact with sores, scabs or rashes, the department stated, as well as through the ...