The strain, called clade 1b, has been named 'the most dangerous one so far' by experts, as it kills one in ten of those infected and is believed to be behind a wave of miscarriages. The latest ...

According to experts, the ongoing African outbreak is driven by versions of the virus known as clade 1 - including the offshoot clade 1b. Those versions have been associated with more severe ...

There are two subtypes of the mpox virus. Clade II, which is endemic in West Africa, caused the global outbreak that had health authorities on high alert in Europe and North America in 2022.

United Kingdom (UK): In a concerning development, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed another case of the highly infectious and lethal MPox variant Clade Ib. According to the ...