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Mpox is mutating to become more contagious in Africa, alarming some health experts
Public health officials are concerned about a new strain of mpox (formerly called “monkeypox”) that could be spreading more easily between humans. The infectious viral disease, which is related to smallpox, causes a distinct rash of lesions and bumps and …