One case of Clade II mpox detected in KPK

20 Aug, 2024

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations, Monday, announced that the Mpox case identified through genome sequencing last week from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province was the Clade II variant.

According to a spokesperson of the Health Ministry, the World Health Organization has divided the Monkeypox virus into two main clades: Clade I and Clade II.

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