What is mpox? Is the virus in the US? Here’s everything to know.
A highly contagious and severe strain of mpox is on the move across continents following a major outbreak in central Africa, but it hasn't reached the U.S. - yet.
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Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified a country where the new mpox strain has been recorded. The story has been updated.
A highly contagious and severe strain of mpox is on the move across continents following a major outbreak in central Africa.
The surge of cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a dozen other African nations prompted the World Health Organization last week to issue a global health emergency for the second time in two years. A day later, Swedish officials said they recorded their first case of the mpox virus.
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