The public health agency confirmed a case of mpox in Stockholm linked to the clade 1b variant, marking the first diagnosed case outside Africa.
The patient, who sought care in Sweden after being infected in Africa, is being treated safely, and the general population's risk remains very low.
The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in 548 deaths this year, prompting WHO to declare it a public health emergency.
Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is transmitted to humans primarily through infected animals but can spread between humans via close contact.
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