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Europe Must Prepare For More Mpox Cases: EU Health Agency

Health authorities and vaccine-makers have responded to the mpox alert (Credit: AFP)

The European Union health agency on Friday urged its member states to get ready for more cases of a deadly strain of mpox, a day after Sweden announced the first case outside Africa.

In a risk assessment, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said the overall risk for the general population in the EU and European Economic Area (EAA) -- 30 countries altogether -- was "low".

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