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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/mpox-detected-in-sweden-the-first-european-case-in-the-latest-outbreak/
- Published: 2024-08-19T10:00:20-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

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). […] Click here to view original web page at www.iflscience.com