During Thursday afternoon, the region of Gävleborg sent out a press release with information that the first case of monkeypox has now been confirmed in the region.
– Infection tracing is ongoing around the case, says Shah Jalal, infection control doctor at Region Gävleborg, in the press release.
The outbreak of smallpox is mainly contagious during sexual contact and can, among other things, cause skin rashes that can become blisters and sores.