Table 1. Table showing original and newly proposed taxonomies and epidemiological features of three clades of the monkeypox virus.

DRC: Democratic Republic of the Congo; CAR: Central African Republic; USA: United States of America.

Name of the Original Clades	Revised Nomenclature of Clades	Geographic Distribution of Clades	Epidemiological Characteristics of Clades
Central Africa Clade	1	DRC, Gabon, Cameron, CAR, South Sudan, Congo	Endemic disease, More sporadic cases, Outbreaks happen
West Africa Clade	2 (IIa and IIb)	Nigeria, Ivory coast, Cameron, Leone, Liberia, Sierra	Endemic disease, More sporadic cases, Outbreaks happen
New Form West Africa Clade	3	Europe, USA, Pacific regions, Middle east	Current pandemic with global occurrence