No, mpox does not risk becoming a new coronavirus pandemic. At present. But with increased transmission, there is an increased risk that the virus will change. We must get control over the outbreak, says Erik Sturegård at the Public Health Agency.
SwedenThe more contagious variant of mpox, which has been confirmed in Sweden, is most dangerous for children and young people, warns Save the Children. 80 per cent of all suspected cases are children, says Save the Children's Katharina von Schroeder, on location in Congo-Kinshasa to Sveriges Radio.
SwedenThe first case of the disease mpox of the more severe variant has been confirmed in Sweden, announces Minister for Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD) at a press conference on Thursday. It is the first case outside of Africa. It is of course something we take seriously, says Forssmed.
Swedish politicsThe latest outbreak of mpox in Africa has been classified as an international health emergency by the World Health Organization WHO, which sees risks of further spread. This is what we know about the disease.
SwedenThe World Health Organization WHO classifies the outbreak of mpox in Africa as an international health emergency. The new virus variant can emerge in Sweden, but state epidemiologist Magnus Gisslén believes that the spread can be limited.
SwedenA large rescue operation managed to pick up 77 people who had ended up in distress at sea off the coast of Greece. All on board the sinking boat are reported to have survived.
WorldUkraine criticizes Mali's decision to break off its diplomatic relations with the country due to alleged Ukrainian support to separatists in Mali.
ConflictsSeveral scenes from the last episode of the second season of "House of the Dragon" leaked on Tiktok and X on Tuesday evening, according to Variety.
EntertainmentOver 60,000 animals have been put down in connection with an outbreak of sheep and goat plague in southeastern Europe. But it is unlikely that the serious disease will spread to Sweden, according to the National Veterinary Institute (SVA).
SwedenInventories of the savannas in eastern South Sudan have revealed the presence of the largest gathering of large mammals in the world. In total, the researchers have counted in six million antelopes belonging to four different species.
SwedenFrance posthumously honors the African soldiers who were killed by French troops in a massacre in Thiaroye in Senegal during World War II.
ConflictsThe enormous drought in southern Africa is now entering its worst phase, warns the UN. Millions of people are already starving and five countries have declared a national state of emergency.
WorldNot so very long ago, at the end of the last ice age, the earth was full of large animals – mammoths, mastodons, giant sloths and giant rodents. Then they suddenly disappeared completely. Now researchers are establishing that they were wiped out by humans.
SwedenA breakthrough in the fight against HIV among young women in Africa is near. A large newly published study reported a total protection against HIV of a medicine given as two injections per year. But the pharmaceutical company's pricing becomes an obstacle to accessibility.
SwedenThe world's forests continue to absorb carbon dioxide at an almost unchanged rate. Over the past 30 years, they have played an extremely important role in the fight against climate change. This is established in a new study in the scientific journal Nature.
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