China has identified a new strain of the mutated monkeypox virus, clade 1b, traced to a traveler from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Four related cases were found among close contacts. Authorities have urged citizens to report symptoms, avoid contact with infected individuals, and take precautions against rodents and primates.
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