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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Mpox outbreak spreads to Sweden as new strain found outside Africa, WHO warns of rapid international spread
STOCKHOLM, Aug 16 — Global health officials yesterday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked it to a growing outbreak in Africa, the first sign of its spread outside the continent a day after the World Health Organisation declared the disease a global public health emergency. Swedish health officials said at a press conference that the person was infected while in Africa with the clade Ib type of mpox inv…
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