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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ian Sample Science editor

England health officials identify newly evolved variant of mpox

Electron microscope image showing Mpox virus particles.
The mpox virus, shown in green, has previously appeared in two separate forms: clades 1 and 2. Photograph: AP

Health officials have identified a new variant of mpox in England after a person who recently travelled to Asia was tested for the virus.

Genome sequencing showed that the virus was a “recombinant” form containing elements of two types of mpox currently in circulation: the more severe clade 1, and the less virulent clade 2, which sparked the 2022 global mpox outbreak.

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