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Pakistan says one case of mpox virus detected, European agency raises alert

Vials of single doses of the Jynneos vaccine for mpox. The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern due to a new variant of the virus [File: Jeenah Moon/AP Photo]

Pakistan has confirmed at least one case of the mpox virus, a day after Sweden confirmed an infection with a more easily spread and deadlier variant linked to a recent outbreak in Africa.

Pakistan’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Friday that the mpox strain that had caused the confirmed case was not immediately known.

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