A new case of mpox has been reported in Pakistan, following a case in Sweden. Authorities are working to confirm if it's a worrying new variant, days after the WHO declared the virus's spread a global health emergency.
Key Points
- The World Health Organisation's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the rapid spread of the Clade 1b strain an international public health emergency, its highest alert level.
- The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has updated its recommendations, urging travellers to consider getting vaccinated against mpox if they will be visiting affected areas in Africa.
- No new cases of the new strain of mpox have been reported down under so far. But there has been a surge in the relatively milder strain already present in Australia.
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