Although the risk for the general population in the EU and EEA is currently considered low, the European Union health agency urged its member states to get ready for more cases of a deadly strain of mpox.
Further imported cases of the new, more dangerous mpox strain in Europe are likely, after Sweden announced the first such infection outside Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned.
Monkeypox cases are currently on the rise in Spain. Here's everything you need to know about the government's monkeypox vaccine rollout, from who will receive it to how to request it.
Spain on Saturday reported its second monkeypox-related death, one day after announcing what is believed to be the first fatality linked to the current outbreak in Europe.
The World Health Organisation on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak, which has affected nearly 16,000 people in 72 countries, to be a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound.
Spain's Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed 25 new cases of monkeypox in the country over the previous 24 hours, adding it would obtain vaccines and antiviral drugs to stem its spread through a joint EU procurement deal.
