More Virulent Mpox Clade Can Be Sexually Associated, WHO and CDC Warn
Emily Harris
Abstract
An unprecedented mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2023 included the first documented cases of sexually transmitted mpox clade I—a more transmissible and severe version of the virus than mpox clade II, which was responsible for the global mpox epidemic that began in 2022.
Topics & Concepts
CladeMedicineOutbreakVirologyVirulenceGeneticsBiologyPhylogeneticsGenePoxvirus research and outbreaksZoonotic diseases and public healthBacillus and Francisella bacterial research