Malaysia reported one new case of the mpox virus infection of the clade 2 variety, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The case was detected in a male patient on Monday, who began showing symptoms of fever,

Malaysia's health ministry reported a new case of mpox of the clade 2 variant. The patient, now in stable condition, showed symptoms on Sept. 11. This brings the total to 10 cases since last year. The World Health Organization recently declared mpox a global public health emergency.

Last month, the World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years.