The new clade Ib variant of the mpox virus has been detected in Germany for the first time, the country’s leading public health authority, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), announced on Tuesday. The first case of the clade Ib mpox variant outside the African continent was confirmed in Sweden in mid-August. “The RKI does not currently assume an increased risk from clade I viruses in Germany, but is monitoring the situation very closely and will adapt its recommendations if necessary,” the institute said on its website. Mpox symptoms include a typical rash and often general symptoms such as fever…