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Alarm in Germany, new variant of monkey pox is discovered
2024-10-22 16:59:02 / BOTA
Germany has reported the first case of a new variant of monkeypox (mpox), according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health. The health authority emphasized that the risk to the general population remains low.
An increase in cases of the viral disease appeared in several African countries in August, mainly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting the World Health Organization to declare mpox a public health emergency of international concern.
While cases of variants 1 and 2 of the virus have since been reported in over 120 countries according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, a particularly worrisome variant called clade 1b has so far been identified in only a handful of countries. outside DR Congo, including India, Thailand and Sweden.
The WHO has described clade 1b as more contagious and more dangerous than previous variants, but public health experts have said there is still very little reliable data about it.
In a statement on Tuesday, the RKI announced that the new variant of the virus was first detected in Germany on October 18, noting that the patient had contracted the infection abroad. The institute also stressed that close physical contact was necessary for transmission.
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