Europe is expected to have more imported cases of mpox in the “coming days”, the European branch of the World Health Organization warned today, after the discovery in Sweden of the new, more dangerous, variant of the disease.
“The confirmation of Clade 1 subtype mpox in Sweden clearly reflects the interconnectedness of our world (…) It is likely that further imported cases of Clade 1 will be recorded in the European region during the coming days and weeks,” he said in a statement. the World Health Organization.
The first mpox case outside Africa was detected in Sweden on Thursday.
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The World Health Organization has announced the highest level of alert at the international level due to the increase in mpox cases in Africa.
Clade 1b causes skin rashes and lesions to appear all over the body, where earlier strains were characterized by rashes localized to the mouth, face or genitals.
A total of 38,465 cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, have been recorded since January 2022 in 16 African countries, with 1,456 deaths and a 160% increase in the number of cases in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to data released last week by the African Union Health Service.
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