In this webinar, we provided an update on the global and regional epidemiology of mpox; and looked into the most recent changes to the WHO mpox testing guidance. We heard from the Democratic Republic of Congo on the diagnostic algorithm used for differentiation between Monkeypox virus clades and on the implementation of sequencing.
We welcomed:
Dr Felix Sanni (WHO AFRO)
Mrs Lisa Stevens (WHO Headquarters, Lyon office)
Dr Daniel Mukadi (Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory, National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo)
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