Swedish officials said the clade I case of mpox detected in a patient "does not affect the risk to the general population", Ednews informs.
Sweden has reported a case of a more severe strain of mpox, claiming it is the first clade I variant to be detected outside of an ongoing outbreak in African countries.
It was diagnosed in a person who sought care in Stockholm after being infected in an area of Africa where this strain of the virus is spreading, according to the country's public health agency.
The announcement came a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the outbreak of mpox in several African countries constituted a global health emergency.
This was the second declaration in the last two years of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Azerbaijan has not recorded any cases of Mpox (monkeypox) infection, according to the Ministry of Health's information.
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