# Mpox Alarm: Thailand Reports First Case of the New Clade 1b Strain

- Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/health/158005-mpox-alarm-thailand-reports-first-case-of-the-new-deadly-clade-1b-strain
- Published: 2024-08-23T19:47:29+07:00
- Author: Bahar Karaman

**Thailand reported its first case of the highly transmissible Clade 1b Mpox strain,
linked to an infected European man traveling from Africa, amid global outbreak concerns
and WHO’s emergency declaration.**

Thailand has reported its first case of the highly transmissible Clade 1b strain
of Mpox this week, raising global health concerns. This case, involving a 66-year-
old European man who arrived from an unspecified African country, follows Sweden’s
recent report of a similar infection, marking the spread of the virus outside its
traditional epicenters.

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The World Health Organization declared a Mpox surge a public health emergency earlier
this month as cases surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Clade 1b, a newer
variant of the virus that has already caused numerous fatalities, has now crossed
into other regions, with recent cases noted in Pakistan and the Philippines.

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Unlike the Clade 1a strain, which typically involves animal-to-human transmission,
experts believe Clade 1b is primarily circulating within human populations. Researchers
are investigating whether there are significant differences in disease severity 
between the two clades.