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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Andy Gregory

First case of new mpox variant discovered in Germany

Germany has discovered its first case of the potentially deadly new mpox variant.

The World Health Organisation declared mpox a public health emergency of global concern in August – the second time it had done so in two years – after an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where at least 450 people have died since 2021.

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