Monkeypox. A year and a half ago, this virus also showed its power in this country. The animal that has spread fear in more than 110 countries around the world has started to fear again. Experts believe that the monkeypox virus, or Mpox, which has been rampant in Congo, Africa, has probably started spreading to neighboring countries.
In this situation, researchers say that all countries must be careful. Because the new strain of pox is more dangerous. Which is happening in the outbreak of infant mortality and abortion! “All countries need to be careful,” says Jean-Claude Udahemuka, a researcher at the University of Rwanda. Because this new strain is rapidly spreading elsewhere.”
In 2022, an outbreak of a new strain of empox also spread infections. Which was mainly spread among homosexual and bisexual people. That strain was named the Clade 2 strain. But this time, Clade 1 is also showing fear. It was first discovered in the 1970s. That strain is making a comeback and creating panic. It is mainly spread in Africa through animal feed. It is 10 times more dangerous than the other strain. However, the new strain clade 1b may cause greater danger; researchers fear that! Only in Congo’s South Kivu province has the number of infected exceeded 1,000.
Although the infection has not yet been officially reported outside the Congo, it is believed to have spread to neighboring countries. Many sex workers are known to have come from neighboring countries for treatment after carrying the infection. So far this year, 384 people have died due to empox. 60 percent of them are children. Panic is naturally increasing. Details about the strain are not yet known. Some researchers are finding similarities with the situation even in the early days of the COVID-19 infection! They claim that the current situation is the ‘tip of the iceberg’. Caution is advised.
