Post Reply - Mpox 1B in Sweden !

A person who sought care at Region Stockholm has been diagnosed with mpox caused by the clade I variant. It is the first case caused by clade I to be diagnosed outside the African continent.

– 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. The person in Sweden who has been confirmed to be infected has received care and rules of conduct, says Magnus Gisslén, state epidemiologist at the Public Health Agency of Sweden.

The World Health Organization WHO has declared the clade I mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in neighbouring countries a public health emergency of international concern.

Clade I causes the same disease as clade IIb, the variant previously found in Sweden, but is likely to be associated with a higher risk of a more severe course of disease and higher mortality. The previous global outbreak of clade IIb has mainly been spread through sexual contact, while clade I is more commonly spread through other contact routes, mainly close contacts within the household and often to children.