Europe rushes to contain outbreak of new and more deadly strain of mpox

Europe is rushing to contain an outbreak of a new and more deadly strain of mpox which originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

On Thursday, Sweden became the first country outside the continent to confirm a case of the more easily transmissible mpox Clade 1b, with Pakistan announcing one on Friday.

The World Health Organization earlier this week declared the spread of the new strain a public health emergency of…