- The person in Sweden who has been confirmed to be infected with the virus is not seriously ill, but has received care.
We do not yet know where the person became infected.
Investigation is ongoing right now, says infection doctor and investigator Klara Sondén at the Swedish Public Health Agency in a statement.
FHM will now make a request to the government that monkey pox should be classified as a general dangerous disease, in order to prevent further spread.
During the spring, an unusual number of cases of smallpox have been found in Europe, over 40 cases have recently been discovered in Spain and Portugal.
- All are young, adult men and most of them have sexual relations with other men, said Elena Andradas, health director in Madrid to AFP on Wednesday.
The infection is not considered highly contagious, but close contact is required for it to be transmitted.
Sexual contact is a risk.
Monkey pox, monkeypox, is a very rare disease caused by infection with monkey pox virus, writes FHM.
The most common route of transmission is from animal to human, but it can in rare cases be transmitted by close contact between humans.
The disease occurs in western and central Africa.
From other countries in the world, few cases have been reported in the past, most often after travel to these areas.
The text is updated