Pakistan logs first mpox case as fears grow of global spread

Pakistan said Friday that it had confirmed a case of mpox, a day after Sweden recorded the first infection outside of Africa involving a new, more dangerous strain of the virus that has killed hundreds in the DR Congo.

The mpox surge in Africa, which has also affected Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, prompted the World Health Organization on Wednesday to declare a public health emergency of international concern, the highest alarm it can sound.