News24 | Mpox outbreak: New variant, local transmission sparks concern among Gauteng health officials

News24 | Mpox outbreak: New variant, local transmission sparks concern among Gauteng health officials

The latest outbreak of Mpox in Gauteng is being driven by a new variant, and healthcare officials say they are concerned by signs there could be a local transmission of the virus.

Mpox – is far away, isn't it? No, current variants of the virus are also circulating in Germany. If the disease is not being combated as a global threat, experts warn, this could be a serious revenge.

Is far away, this Mpox. Or? To fight the virus not engaged as a global community could be hard to avenge, warn experts.

A careless approach to the virus could turn Mpox into a serious global health threat, warns a British research duo in the journal "Nature Medicine."

New Mpox strain in SA spreads faster via coughing, skin contact - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

South Africans have been urged to be more vigilant as the new variant of Mpox is said to be highly contagious. Unlike the first variant, which was said to be spread mainly through sexual contact, skin-to-skin contact and sharing of items such as bedding and clothing, clade 1B can be spread through touching, coughing, sneezing and mucus. So far, the new variant has been reported in seven African countries, including South Africa, where some of th…

Is far away, this Mpox. Or? To fight the virus not engaged as a global community could be hard to avenge, warn experts.