Malaysia's health ministry reported on Tuesday one new case of the mpox virus infection of the clade 2 variety, a less severe variant of the disease, and said the patient had been isolated and was in a stable condition.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday (Sep 17) reported its first mpox case of the year after a man who had not been abroad in recent weeks tested positive for the less severe clade II variant.

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.

Malaysia reported one new case of the mpox virus infection of the clade 2 variety, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

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