By bno – Taipei Office Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported four new domestic cases of mpox on August 20, with the strain identified as clade IIb, which differs from the clade Ib strain currently driving a global outbreak. The new cases, reported between August 13 and August 19, involve individuals aged in their 20s to 40s from northern and southern Taiwan. Notably, none of these individuals had been vaccinated against mpox, as reported by Focus Taiwan (CNA). CDC Deputy Director-General Lo Yi-chun clarified that while Taiwan’s cases are caused by the clade IIb strain, the strain…