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New variant has triggered global concern due to the ease with which it spreads through routine close contact
Health officials report 171 mpox cases, with 137 active and no deaths; isolation wards being prepared
Health agency calls on European countries to be prepared for disease
Thai authorities awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control official said
Gabriel Attal says donation for countries suffering from the emergency as France readies vaccination centres at home
The vaccination is need where the virus is transmitting, says WHO spokeswoman
Mpox, a viral infection that causes pus-filled lesions and flu-like symptoms, is usually mild but can kill
Pakistan and Sweden also reported first ever cases of Mpox outside Africa recently
Health ministry says virus has been classified as Clade 2b
47-year-old man from AJK is under observation at PIMS for suspected monkeypox symptoms