"Genomic testing by the UK Health Security Agency found that the new virus variant contains genetic elements from clade Ib, which has been linked to more severe illness, and clade IIb, the strain responsible for the 2022 global outbreak. The virus does not yet have a formal name, and officials say they are still assessing its public health significance."
"'It's a watch and wait situation at this point,' Dr. Demetre Daskalakis told The Advocate on Monday. 'It's hard to say what it means other than vigilance needs to continue for mpox and [this] highlights the importance of a strong public health system to detect changes in the virus.' Daskalakis is a leading infectious disease physician who previously served as the White House National Mpox Response Deputy Coordinator under President Joe Biden."
Health officials in England identified a recombinant mpox strain in a person who recently returned from travel in Asia. Genomic analysis shows the variant contains genetic elements from clade Ib, linked to more severe illness, and clade IIb, which caused the 2022 global outbreak. The virus has no formal name while public health significance is under assessment. Officials describe the situation as 'watch and wait' and emphasize continued vigilance and robust public health and genomic surveillance to detect viral changes. The CDC mpox webpage had not mentioned the new strain as of December 5.
Read at Advocate.com
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