Girls and young women may be more susceptible to an infectious subvariant of the virus that causes mpox that has spread from&nbsp;Democratic Republic of Congo&nbsp;to neighboring countries, a study showed.


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Girls and young women may be more susceptible to an infectious subvariant of the virus that causes mpox that has spread from Democratic Republic of Congo to neighboring countries, a study showed.{ai:summary}<p>A study indicates that girls and young women may be more vulnerable to a new infectious subvariant of the virus responsible for mpox, which has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to nearby nations. </p><p>This finding highlights potential gender-specific health risks associated with the outbreak. #health</p>

Newer mpox strain poses bigger risk to young women, study shows

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