Sweden Reports Monkeypox Case

8/15/2024 3:05:10 PM

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Aug 15 (KUNA) -- A case of the Monkeypox (Mpox) virus has been reported in Sweden Thursday, only a day after the World health Organization (WHO) declared its outbreak an international public health emergency.
A person seeking healthcare in Stockholm was diagnosed with the Mpox strain clade I, which is the first case caused by clade I to be diagnosed outside the African continent, said the Public Health Agency of Sweden in a statement.
In this case, a person has been infected during a stay in the part of Africa where there is a major outbreak of Mpox clade I, adding that the patient has received care and rules of conduct, said Chief Epidemiologist Magnus Gisslأ©n in the statement.
Gisslen pointed out that a patient with Mpox being treated in the country does not affect the risk to the general population, a risk the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) currently considers very low, noting that occasional imported cases like this one may continue to occur.
Sweden has a preparedness to diagnose, isolate, and treat people with Mpox safely, said the statement.
The WHO announced Wednesday that Mpox has become a global health emergency, the highest warning level the UN has ever issued.
Mpox is a viral disease that causes painful rashes, enlarged lymph nodes and fever, and is spread via direct contact with infected individuals through touch, sexual intercourse or respiratory secretions. (end)
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