A current outbreak of the virus in the African country is 'concerning', say health officials.
A new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is "incredibly worrying", say health officials monitoring its spread.
Global health experts say the new variant risks cross-border and international spread of the virus, with one calling it the "most dangerous strain yet".But there is poor access to vaccines and treatments in DR Congo and local health officials are warning the virus could reach other countries. Lab testing of virus samples from the area recently found the new mpox strain, which contains mutations that appear to help it circulate among humans.
The WHO said it represented "a renewed risk of cross-border and international spread which may potentially lead to an increased risk of severe illness".Scientists briefing journalists about the current outbreak said they feared the new vstrain was being spread more easily, causing more serious disease and more deaths in children and adults.
It is also not clear how fast the new strain spreads or whether current vaccines will protect against it. Trials will be needed to work this out, which will take time. In cases in DR Congo to date, the new strain has a mortality rate of 4% in adults and 10% in children.John Claude Udahemuka, a lecturer at the University of Rwanda who is monitoring the eastern DR Congo outbreak, said the first person with the new strain was likely to have been a man who had sex with a woman in Kamituga and then with other women in several different locations.
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