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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Therefore, the Public Health Agency of Sweden has issued recommendations for travellers to and from areas where there is an ongoing spread of mpox.

An international study will investigate the effect of a third dose of vaccine against mpox. The EU-funded project involves researchers from universities and clinics in Sweden, Belgium, France, and Ireland, and is coordinated by the Public Health Agency of Sweden.

Together with the public health authorities in the Nordic countries including Åland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, the authority has gathered knowledge and experience from working with the pandemic. The report will be an important basis for continued updates of pandemic plans and for increased

This report is primarily written for health care professionals, particularly those working in maternal and child health care, school health care, primary care, and those working in the counties’ Departments of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention as well as public health officials and

Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are a growing public health problem and cause increased morbidity and mortality. Antibiotic resistance also involves large costs for the health services, for example in the form of prolonged hospital stays and drugs that are more expensive.

The Public Health Agency of Sweden is an independent public authority under the Swedish Government. We work to ensure good public health and to ensure that the population is protected against communicable diseases and other health threats.

From an international prespective, levels of antibiotic resistance among bacteria in Swedish food producing animals are low, and notifiable resistant bacteria (e.g. MRSA) are uncommon in Swedish animals.

The Swedish population has a relatively broad understanding of the responsible use of antibiotics, as measured by the Eurobarometer in 2022. A contributing factor to the comparatively high levels of understanding can be attributed to continuous communication efforts aiming to increase awareness of