France identifies first case of new mpox variant
France identifies first case of new mpox variant

France has identified its first case of the new mpox variant, news agency AFP reported on Monday, citing a statement from the countrys health ministry. The patient had not traveled to Central Africa, where the new form of the virus originated but was in contact with two people who had returned...

Canada reports its first case of clade I mpox
Canada reports its first case of clade I mpox

Canadas public health agency confirmed on Friday the countrys first case of clade I mpox, detected in an individual in Manitoba. The Public Health Agency of Canada said this travel-related case was associated with an ongoing outbreak of clade I mpox in central and eastern Africa, reports Khaleej...