Swedish health authorities have confirmed the first case of mpox, a highly-infectious disease, just a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global emergency due to outbreaks in Africa. The infected individual contracted the virus during a stay in a region of Africa experiencing a major mpox outbreak.
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a virus that was first identified in 1958 during outbreaks in monkeys. While historically most human cases were reported in Central and West Africa among individuals in close contact with infected animals, recent developments have shown the virus spreading through sexual contact.
