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2024-08-15 19:46:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 465AC6CADA23785F76B98A8C78F696F9C3C1F4CBDAB2B0017B9AA9429BC3F23D
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There's an ongoing Mpox outbreak worlwide since 2022 (15k cases and 461 deaths in 2024). For example, there has been 264 Mpox cases in Spain in 2024. This case in Sweden is from the Clade I (or Clade Ib) variant, a more sever Mpox variant. Spain https://www.ondacero.es/noticias/sociedad/espana-pais-europeo-mas-casos-viruela-mono-cuales-son-sintomas-que-supone-emergencia-oms_2024081566bdc45b797ae100014cdae5.html?_x_tr_hist=true Sweden https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/15/mpox-variant-clade-i-case-sweden
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