Mpox: Clade 1b a global threat, but not the new COVID-19 by Cheryl Kahla Published on August 20, 2024 Science Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (purple), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Image cedit: NIAID WHO declares mpox a global health emergency as new strain spreads, but experts emphasize it's controllable and not comparable to COVID-19. More