EU says further mpox cases are likely to be found soon in Europe | DW Analysis

The European Union's health agency has warned that additional cases of a new mpox variant are likely to be found in Europe in the coming days after Sweden confirmed the first infection outside Africa. Officials say the patient had been infected while staying in an area experiencing a major outbreak.

On Wednesday the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency following an outbreak in Congo that had spread to neighboring countries. But both the WHO and the International Federation of the Red Cross are recommending that countries not close their borders.

Chapters:
0:00 EU warns more cases likely to be found
0:54 Willam Schaffner, Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University
4:35 Jack Parrock, DW Correspondent
7:37 Tarik Jašarević, World Health Organization
13:02 Eric Feigl-Ding, Epidemiologist