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WE HEARD the warning raised by the Geneva-based World Health Organization on getting alert following a reported increase in cases of the mpox virus, formerly known as monkeypox, in Congo and surrounding countries.
On Aug. 14, the WHO declared the upsurge of mpox in Africa is a “public health emergency of international concern,” adding especially concerning was the spread of a new strain, clade 1b, which is considered more serious than the clade 2 strain that spread globally in the previous emergency in 2022. Thailand on Thursday confirmed Asia’s first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox in a patient who had traveled to the country from Africa.
Currently there is no treatment approved specifically for monkeypox virus. For most patients with mpox who have intact immune systems and don’t have a skin disease, supportive care and pain control will help them recover without medical treatment.
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