Cases fuelled by a new strain of Mpox are on the rise in Africa and beyond. Thailand has joined the list of countries affected by mpox this year which includes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Sweden, and Pakistan apart from the Democratic Republic of Congo where the initial outbreak occurred, as per media reports.
Monkeypox types are classified into clades. The current outbreak which is declared as a global health emergency by WHO recently is triggered by Clade 1B, a deadlier strain of monkeypox as it is easier to spread through routine close contact.
