US EditionSweden confirms first case of mpox strain outside Africa
- Sweden confirmed its first case of the viral infection mpox on Thursday, marking the first case outside Africa, a day after the WHO declared it a global public health emergency.
- The individual was infected while staying in Africa, where there was a significant outbreak, according to Olivia Wigzell, director-general at the Swedish Public Health Agency.
- Health and Social Affairs Minister Jakob Forssmed confirmed this case as the first diagnosed outside Africa caused by the more severe Clade I of mpox.
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Sweden Detects mpox Variant for the First Time Outside of Africa
Swedish officials said Thursday they have detected a version of mpox that only a day earlier prompted global health authorities to declare a health emergency, marking the first time that variant has been discovered outside of Africa.
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First Reported Case of Mpox Outside of Africa in Sweden, WHO Declares a Global Emergency
It is the first confirmed case of the virus outside of Africa. The report comes a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox (or monkeypox) a global public health emergency for the second time in two years.
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