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WHO and CDC concerned about deadlier strain of mpox

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Published December 8, 2023 9:03pm ET
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WHO and CDC concerned about deadlier strain of mpox
This colorized electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows mpox particles, red, found within an infected cell, blue, cultured in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Maryland.


U.S. and international public health agencies are concerned about a deadlier strain of the mpox virus spreading from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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