Taiwan confirms two local mpox clade Ib cases

PROTECTION: Nearly 90 percent of confirmed mpox cases were unvaccinated, the CDC said, adding that current vaccines are effective against clade Ib By Hou Chia-yu and Sam Garcia / Staff reporter, with staff writer Add TT as Preferred Source Two domestic cases of mpox clade Ib have been confirmed this month, marking the first locally acquired infections of the virus strain, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.The patients, both men in their 30s, are in stable condition and had not received an mpox vaccine before developing symptoms, the CDC said.The first man developed a fever late last month, followed by a rash and pustules on the abdomen and groin, CDC Deputy Director-General Lin Ming-cheng (林明誠) said. Centers for Disease Control physician Lin Yung-ching explains mpox symp