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Ghana experiences its worst outbreak of mpox since 2022
In one month, 45 people have been infected with this virus, which causes fever and intense rashes, the country's health authorities announced this week. In a press interview on Wednesday, June 4, the Ghanaian health service nevertheless affirmed that no deaths had been reported. The agency asserted that resources have been deployed to combat what the WHO has declared a public health emergency of international concern.
Published on:06/06/2025 - 11:33
Modified on:06/06/2025 - 11:38
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RFI
With our correspondent in Accra, Victor Cariou
Identification, isolation and treatment of patients, contact tracing, vaccination of exposed health workers and a massive awareness campaign: the Ghana Health Service has announced its roadmap to counter this new epidemic of mpox . Of more than 300 suspected cases across the country, 45 have been confirmed as of May 31, the date of the last report.
Asked about the likely evolution of the epidemic, the government declined to provide any figures for the time being, but confirmed that the number of cases is likely to increase in the coming days, or even weeks.
The clade 2 strain of the mpox virus circulating in Ghana is, according to health authorities, less dangerous than the variant currently raging in Central Africa. The government nevertheless urges Ghanaians to seek emergency medical care if they experience symptoms and to avoid contact and transportation as much as possible if in doubt, as the virus is transmitted primarily through skin-to-skin contact.
In 2022, the virus infected 120 people in the country, causing the death of four of them.
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250606-le-ghana-connaît-sa-plus-forte-épidémie-de-mpox-depuis-2022
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Press Release-Confirmed Cases of Mpox in Ghana 
