One case of clade 2 mpox detected in Pakistan, new strain not detected

FILE PHOTO: An undated colorized scanning electron micrograph of mpox virus (red) on the surface of infected VERO E6 cells (green), captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. NIAID/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

(Makes clear in headline and paragraphs 1 and 2 that the strain of mpox detected is clade 2.)

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - One case of the mpox virus has been detected in Pakistan of the clade 2 variety, the country's ministry of health said on Monday, adding that no cases of the clade 1b strain of the disease have been diagnosed.