Sweden confirms first case of new strain outside of Africa

Sweden confirmed its first case of the viral infection mpox on Thursday, which was also the first case outside Africa, a day after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the disease a global public health emergency for the second time in two years. The person was infected while staying in a part of Africa where there was a large outbreak of the disease, Olivia Wigzell, director general at the Swedish Public Health Agency told a press conference. The WHO made its announcement over mpox, which spreads through close contact, after...