Mpox Diagnostic Test Approved: According to the WHO, the Alinity m MPXV assay is a real-time PCR test. (Image Credits: Reuters) On Thursday, Chinese health authorities said that they have detected ...

When mpox cases were found in some Western countries like the United States in 2022, some companies began developing rapid test kits that don’t require lab processing. But they shelved those ...

HONG KONG, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Chinese health authorities said on Thursday they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to more countries after the World ...

China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday it has found a cluster of a new mpox strain, known as clade Ib, with the source being traced back to a foreign national who has ...

The US reported its first case of clade I mpox in November, but reassured the public the risk remained “very low.” In Asia, the variant has also been detected in countries like Thailand and India.