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Sweden reports first case of deadly mpox strain outside Africa

Sweden announces the first case of mpox outside Africa.

Sweden on Thursday announced the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox, which the WHO has declared a global public health emergency.

The country's public health agency confirmed to AFP that it was the same strain of the virus that has surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo since September 2023, known as the Clade 1b subclade.

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By AFP 3 hrs ago
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