First case of new strain of mpox in Brazil confirmed

First case of new strain of mpox in Brazil confirmed

The patient, a 29-year-old woman who lives in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, had contact with a relative who had been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country facing an outbreak of the disease.

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the mpox 1b strain in Brazil. The patient, a 29-year-old woman from the metropolitan region of São Paulo, had contact with a family member who had been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country facing an outbreak of the disease. The diagnosis was made through sequencing, which revealed similarities with cases registered in other countries. To date, there have been no reports of local tr…