evidence: The disease is being monitored by the Public Health Agency of Sweden through infection control notifications and external monitoring. Suspicions of mpox may arise based on symptoms and whether a person has been exposed to the risk of infection. The diagnosis is confirmed after sampling by detecting the virus’s DNA in a laboratory analysis (molecular biological analysis using PCR). [...] According to the Swedish Communicable Diseases Act, mpox is a generally hazardous disease that is notifiable for infection tracing, which means, among other things, that a person who suspects that they have mpox has an obligation to seek care. It also means that infection control measures such as contact tracing and rules of conduct are used to limit the spread. All cases of mpox must be reported to the county medical officer and to the Public Health Agency of Sweden. The disease changed its name to mpox in Sweden on 1 January 2023, after the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the name change. Work on a possible name change of the virus is ongoing, but at present it continues to be called the monkeypox virus.