Health officials in the United Kingdom have reported identifying a new strain of monkeypox in England.
What is concerning is that this strain appears to be a combination of Clade Ib (the strain that causes more severe infections and spreads more readily) and Clade IIb (the one responsible for the “Pride Summer” global outbreak in 2022).
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The patient in this case reportedly contracted the infection in Asia.
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