First Case of More Severe Strain of Mpox Reported Outside Africa

The person had recently traveled to an African country.

People stroll along the Standvagen quayside in Stockholm, Sweden, in a file photograph. TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via Reuters

A case of mpox clade I has been found in Sweden, the first case of the more severe strain outside of Africa, Swedish authorities said on Aug. 15.

The unidentified patient stayed in an African country where there has been an outbreak of mpox clade I, the Public Health Agency of Sweden said in a statement.