Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo
Swedish health officials say they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo
By AP News
Published - Aug 15, 2024, 02:13 PM ET
Last Updated - Aug 15, 2024, 02:13 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Swedish health officials said Thursday they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of mpox first seen in eastern Congo, a day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency.
The Swedish public health agency said in a statement the patient recently sought health care in Stockholm.
“In this case a person has been infected during a stay in the part of Africa where there is a major outbreak of (the more infectious mpox),” the agency said.
Magnus Gisslen, a state epidemiologist with the Swedish health agency, said the person had been treated and given “rules of conduct.”
