Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros #Mpox outbreaks are caused by different str

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
@DrTedros
#Mpox outbreaks are caused by different strains of viruses called
clades.
The current outbreak in the Eastern #DRC is caused by a new offshoot of
clade 1, called clade 1b, which causes more severe disease than clade 2.
Clade 1b has been confirmed in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
Stopping transmission will require a comprehensive response, with
communities at the centre.
The Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations will
meet soon to advise me on whether the outbreak represents a public
health emergency of international concern.