The first case outside Africa in the current outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) It was detected this Thursday in SwedenSwedish Social Affairs Minister Jakob Forssmed said. “Of course we take this seriously,” he said at a press conference, according to the Swedish news agency TT.
The case was detected in the Stockholm region and involves a person who was in the area of Africa affected by the outbreak.The person in Sweden has received treatment and rules of conduct (that must be followed) according to current recommendations,” said Olivia Wigzell, acting director general of the Public Health Agency.
The case does not increase the risk for the general Swedish population, Wigzell said, adding that no additional infection control measures are needed at this time. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Wednesdays the current outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CDC)and which has spread to other nearby countries, as a public health emergency of international scope.
This is the second time in two years that this infectious disease has been considered may become an international health threatan alert that was initially lifted in May last year after its spread was contained and the situation was considered to be under control. The new variant can be easily transmitted through close contact between two individuals, without sexual contact being necessary, and is considered more dangerous than the 2022 variant.
Source: Lasexta
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