The UK mpox patient had recently returned from Uganda, where clade 1b is spreading in the community.
A trial in 3 African countries finds a fixed-dose combination of ivermectin and albendazole more effective than albendazole alone in treating soil-transmitted helminths.
Pakistan and Oman reported recent imported clade 1 mpox cases, both linked to UAE travel.
A man from the outbreak area recently died following hemorrhagic fever symptoms, and samples have been sent to Kinshasa for testing.
After problems with earlier samples, a fuller picture of the outbreak is emerging following another round of testing.
A group of 78 more samples, a variety of types, are on their way to the INRB lab in Kinshasa.
Hepatitis A virus and vaccinia virus showed evidence for sexual transmission but no evidence for detection in the semen.
Of 12 samples, 10 were malaria-positive, but officials continue to investigate other contributing factors.
31 people have died and 406 people have been sickened by the illness, which causes fever, headache, cough, runny nose, and body aches.
As DRC officials await test results, WHO experts are also bringing medicine and test equipment to help local responders.
