STOCKHOLM, Aug 16, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The European Union health agency on Friday urged its members states to get ready for more cases of a deadly strain of mpox, a day after Sweden announced the first case outside Africa.

     The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said it "recommends that public health authorities in the EU/EEA maintain high levels of preparedness planning and awareness-raising activities to enable rapid detection and response". More more cases were "highly likely", it said.