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Mpox: Clade 1b detected in London uptrends.live

October 31, 2024 by Uptrends

The first case of a potentially deadly new strain of the mpox virus known as Clade 1b has been detected in Britain. The affected person developed flu-like symptoms more than 24 hours later and on October 24 began to develop a rash, which worsened in the following days. The person went to the emergency room … Read more

Mpox is infecting children in the Democratic Republic of Congo – and spreading to Uganda and beyond Uptrends

October 22, 2024 by Uptrends

MUNIGI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Esther Mwema thought her four-year-old son had chickenpox. He was lucky enough to undergo a medical examination in this displaced persons camp, where many families live in tents and even clean water is scarce. But the diagnosis was something else: Mpox, a virus spreading in eastern Democratic Republic of … Read more