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MoH confirms two more cases of mpox

BY REUTERS Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed two more mpox virus infections, bringing the number of cases in the east African country to four, according to the health ministry. The two new patients were infected with the clade 1b strain of the virus, health ministry director-general of health services Henry Mwebesa told Reuters, a new offshoot that has triggered global concern. The World Health Organization declared the recent outbreak of the disease a public health emergency after the new variant, which appears to spread more easily between people, was identified. Health authorities in Uganda first reported an outbreak of the disease in the country on July 24 when lab tests of samples from two patients at a hospital […]

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