Cote d’Ivoire: Mpox Outbreak Widens As Different Strains Reach Côte d’Ivoire, Thailand

Côte d’Ivoire has reported cases of mpox Clade 2 for the first time since the start of the multi-country outbreak in 2022, while Thailand has confirmed Asia’s first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox in a patient who had travelled to the country from Africa.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that cases of mpox Clade 2 have been reported in Côte d’Ivoire.

According to national health officials, at least 28 cases of mpox and one death have been recorded in the West…