New 'more dangerous' Mpox strain emerges...
raising fears virus could hit UK READ MORE: Mpox virus is EVOLVING to be better at infecting people By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:01 EDT, 25 June 2024 | Updated: 14:13 EDT, 25 June 2024 e-mail 2 View comments Europe must prepare for the 'most dangerous' mpox strain yet, believed to be behind a wave of miscarriages in Africa, experts warn. A mutant form of the rash-causing virus is spreading rampantly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing an estimated 10 per cent of those infected. It is a descendent of the deadly clade 1 strain of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox , and different than the mild version which spread to over dozen countries , including the UK, in 2022.
Experts are worried because the new version has evolved to be even more infectious than its predecessor with a British expert commenting it could easily spread further by plane. Scientists said the strain, first discovered in February, was 'undoubtedly' the 'most dangerous one' yet and would inevitably 'go through borders'. A mutant form of the rash-causing virus is spreading rampantly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing up to 10 per cent of those infected.
It is a descendent of the deadly clade 1 strain of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox , and different than the mild version which spread to over dozen countries , including the UK, in 2022 They urged swift action from the international community to help avert .