A research team led by the University of Surrey has discovered that the strain of mpox behind the 2022 outbreak was a weakened form of the virus, which may have helped it to spread faster. Their findings have been published in the journal Nature Communications. Mpox is a viral infection which causes flu-like symptoms and leads to the development of a blistering rash. The virus is a member of the orthopoxvirus family, which also includes the now-…
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