Mpox in Africa: The Next Global Pandemic?
Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus. There are two distinct clades of the virus: clade I (with subclades Ia and Ib) and clade II (with subclades IIa and IIb)1.
When the virus that causes mpox emerged as a major international health threat in 2022, countries worldwide, …
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