The Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed a case of mpox clade 1b in NSW earlier this month — the first, and so far only, case of this variant in Australia. The case was a ...

Herbosa, told the media in an ambush interview that they are keeping an eye on clade Ib, which according to the World Health Organization (WHO) is more contagious and dangerous. “Ang Mpox clade ...

(Sometimes even if the case is still just suspected, it is reported [as mpox].) Domingo also reiterated that only the mild variant of mpox, Clade II, is the one detected in the country. The more ...

According to the DOH, the country has yet to detect a case of the more severe mpox clade 1B. "Wala pa ring mpox ng clade 1B na nakikita dito sa Pilipinas. Panay clade 2 ang meron natin. Mas mababa ang ...

The DOH said that only the Clade II variant of the mpox virus has been detected in the country. It has a lower mortality rate — about 1 in 10 cases — compared to Clade I-b's 40- to 50-percent ...

The first outbreaks of mpox outside Africa in 2022 were caused by clade II but cases of a new clade Ib have been increasing in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries since 2024.

The department emphasized that the more dangerous Clade I-b variant has not been detected in the country. “Wala pa ring Mpox Clade I-b na nakikita dito sa Pilipinas. Panay Clade II ang meron natin.

There are two distinct clades of the virus: Clade I and Clade II. Zafra said that in the Philippines, the mpox cases are of Clade II, which is less deadly than Clade I. CHO also urged the public to ...

Ngongo added that the country is averaging about 100 new cases a day. The outbreak in Sierra Leone is driven by clade 2b, the global strain of the virus. Ngongo said 68% of patients are male, mostly ...