STOCKHOLM: Sweden has confirmed its first case of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact. This follows the World Health Organization‘s declaration of mpox as a global public health emergency after an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo spread to other countries.
Health and Social Affairs Minister Jakob Forssmed announced the confirmation on Thursday afternoon.
“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,” Forssmed stated during a news conference.
The development marks Sweden’s first encounter with the more severe type of mpox identified as Clade I.
Health and Social Affairs Minister Jakob Forssmed announced the confirmation on Thursday afternoon.
“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,” Forssmed stated during a news conference.
The development marks Sweden’s first encounter with the more severe type of mpox identified as Clade I.