Mpox Detected In Sweden, The First European Case In The Latest Outbreak

Image caption: Mpox virus is from the same family as the viruses that cause smallpox and cowpox. Image credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Article by Laura Simmons. IFL Science – August 16, 2024.

Sweden has confirmed its first case of the clade I strain of mpox, the first case to be diagnosed outside of Africa. The news comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the situation has been deemed a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). […]

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