European CDC Warns More Imported Mpox Cases Coming, Raises Risk Alert Level

Published on August 16, 2024

Europe’s disease prevention agency has warned that more imported cases of a more severe strain of mpox, currently circulating in Africa, are “highly likely” in Europe in the coming weeks. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in an Aug. 16 news release that it has raised its risk alert level for sporadic cases of the clade I mpox virus in the 27 European Union (EU) member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, to “moderate.” Despite raising the risk alert level, the agency said that the likelihood of sustained transmission remains “very low,” provided that swift diagnosis and control measures are in place....

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