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A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases ...
Despite being declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern 10 months ago, the mpox outbreak is not over. And in places like Sierra Leone, it is spiralling. Paul Adepoju reports.
As mpox cases rise in Sierra Leone, we check-in with Professor Trudie Lang to understand the implications of the continuing spread of the disease and what progress is being made in responding to the ...
Mpox outbreaks in Africa reflect a mixed picture, with cases on a downward trend in some countries that have been major hot ...
A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases surged by 71%. Roughly half of all confirmed mpox cases in Africa now ...
The Head of the Incident Management Support Team at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr.
Sierra Leone now accounts for 63 percent of all new mpox confirmed cases in Africa, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention or Africa CDC, which described the rise as ...
Dr. Ngongo revealed that 94% of all confirmed Mpox cases on the continent are concentrated in four countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Burundi. Focusing on ...
Monkeypox, now known as Mpox, is a viral infection that causes painful rashes, swollen lymph nodes, and fever. Mpox typically ...
Then I became scared.” Yusuf is one of over 3,600 people in Sierra Leone who have tested positive for mpox since the start of ...