EU raises Mpox risk level after new strain found in Sweden

On Friday, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) raised its risk level for Mpox after a new strain of the virus was found outside Africa for the first time, in Sweden. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Mpox a global public health emergency following an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that spread to nearby…

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