US public health officials vigilant as newer mpox variant detected
by Melody Schreiber from Science | The Guardian on (#715PV)
Risk to general public is low but cases in California suggest virus is spreading undetected in some communities
A newer variant of mpox, the virus formerly known as monkeypox, is now spreading through some communities in the US and Europe.
The risk to the general public is low, but community transmission in new places signals greater challenges for public health to detect cases and stop the spread.
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