The person was infected while staying in an area of Africa where there is currently a large outbreak of mpox Clade I.
Summary
- The WHO has declared the outbreak of mpox in some parts of Africa as a public health emergency.
Sweden’s public health agency has recorded what it says is the first case of a new type of mThe first Mpox case reported in Swedenpox outside of Africa.
The man was infected while staying in an area of Africa where there is currently a large outbreak of mpox Clade I, the agency said.
The news comes a few hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the outbreak of mpox in some parts of Africa is now a public health emergency that is of international concern.
About 450 people died during the previous outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
