Mpox: A Global Health Challenge and its Implications 

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, was first identified in 1959 during an outbreak in a Dutch research monkey colony. The first human case was reported in 1970 in what is now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The causative virus, MPXV, has two distinct lineages: Clade I and Clade II. It belongs to…