Mpox clade 1b spreads to more African countries
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 New genetic sequencing results have now confirmed novel clade 1b mpox virus in recent cases from Zambia and Zimbabwe, signifying that the virus is now spreading in most of Africa’s regions, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said today. During a weekly briefing, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya, MD, MPH, said the African region is still averaging about 2,800 new cases a week, “sending a
