Fears of mpox spread
The Citizen|August 08, 2024
Known as Clade lb subclade, the new strain is spread person-to-person.
Fears of mpox spread

Two years after a global outbreak, fears are rife that a new strain of mpox previously known as monkeypox - identified in DR Congo and now also in several neighbouring countries could further spread.

Deadlier and more transmissible than previous forms, the mpox strain surging in the DRC since September, known as the Clade Ib subclade, is spread person-to-person.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it was considering convening an expert committee to advise on whether to declare an international emergency, as it did during the global mpox outbreak in 2022.

The Clade Ib strain causes skin rashes across the whole body, unlike other strains where lesions and rashes are usually limited to the mouth, face and genitals.

The African Union health agency, Africa CDC, registered 14 479 confirmed and suspected cases of the strain and 455 deaths in DRC as of 3 August, representing a mortality rate of around 3%.

But researchers in the vast Central African nation say the mortality rate from the strain could be as much as 10% among children.

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