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An mpox patient who was infected in Africa has sought treatment in Sweden
The first case of Clade 1 monkeypox outside Africa has been recorded in Sweden, health authorities in Stockholm have announced. They insisted there was no risk to the general public, however.
Thursday’s announcement comes just a day after the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern over the resurgence of the virus.
“The affected person has also been infected during a stay in an area of Africa where there is a large outbreak of mpox Clade 1,” Olivia Wigzell, acting head of the Swedish public health agency, told reporters.
“Mpox” is the WHO-designated term for the virus, changed in November 2022 to “avoid stigma” allegedly associated with monkeys and Africa.
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