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Sweden confirms first case of mpox strain outside Africa
Swedish officials say they have registered the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox.
A child suffering from mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo [File: Arlette Bashizi/Reuters]Published On 15 Aug 202415 Aug 2024
Sweden says it has confirmed a first case of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact and is a more dangerous variant of the disease.
“We have now also during the afternoon had confirmation that we have one case in Sweden of the more grave type of mpox, the one called Clade I,” Health and Social Affairs Minister Jakob Forssmed told a news conference on Thursday.
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