The infected person is a man who has been traveling abroad in Europe.
The infection was confirmed on Thursday evening.
During the spring, several cases have been confirmed outside West Africa, where the infection is normally found, both Portugal and Spain have major outbreaks with around 40 infected.
In Sweden, two cases have so far been confirmed, in Stockholm and Västra Götaland, in both cases the disease picture has been described as mild, the patients have not become seriously ill.
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