The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that Africa's Ivory Coast has reported cases of mpox Clade 2 for the first time since the start of the multi-country outbreak in 2022.
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Earlier on Thursday, Singapore detected 13 cases of mpox Clade 2 infections, the health ministry said in a bulletin on Thursday.
To date, all mpox infections in the city-state have been the "less severe" Clade 2 infections, it added.
WHO declared the recent outbreak of the disease a public health emergency of international concern after the new variant was identified.
WHO has said about 100 new cases of the clade 2 mpox strain are now being reported in the European region every month.
Mpox transmits through close physical contact, including sexual contact, but unlike previous global pandemics such as Covid-19, there is no evidence it spreads easily through the air.
