Volume 31, Number 8—August 2025
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Emergence of Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus—Current State of Evidence
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Figure 1. Geographic distribution of countries in Africa considered endemic for mpox caused by monkeypox virus clades I and II. Clade I (blue dot) and clade II (green dot) indicate historic imported mpox cases linked to mpox-endemic areas through known travel before 2022. Geographic separation of clades in Cameroon is approximate.
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