It has declared a global public health emergency for mpox for the second time in two years.
STOCKHOLM – The World Health Organisation on Aug 15 warned that further imported cases of the new, more dangerous mpox strain in Europe were likely, after Sweden announced the first such infection outside Africa in an outbreak that has killed hundreds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
The agency added: “The fact that a patient with mpox is treated in the country does not affect the risk to the general population, a risk that the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control currently considers very low.” “There are likely to be further imported cases of clade 1 in the European region over the coming days and weeks, and it is imperative that we don’t stigmatise travellers, countries or regions,” it added.Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said in a video message that the country has recorded 15,664 potential cases and 548 deaths since the beginning of the year, with all 26 provinces affected. The DRC’s population is around 100 million.
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