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Liberia issues alert on monkeypox outbreak
Source: Xinhua 2018-04-11 07:04:02
MONROVIA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Liberian health authorities on Tuesday issued an alert on the possible outbreak of monkeypox, an infectious disease which is found mostly in central and western Africa.
Liberia's chief medical officer Francis Kateh said the disease, caused by the monkeypox virus, has already been discovered in the southern county of River Cess.
Kateh said there are currently four confirmed cases of the disease. A couple of suspected cases have also been sent for testing.
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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/11/c_137101492.htm
Source: Xinhua 2018-04-11 07:04:02
MONROVIA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Liberian health authorities on Tuesday issued an alert on the possible outbreak of monkeypox, an infectious disease which is found mostly in central and western Africa.
Liberia's chief medical officer Francis Kateh said the disease, caused by the monkeypox virus, has already been discovered in the southern county of River Cess.
Kateh said there are currently four confirmed cases of the disease. A couple of suspected cases have also been sent for testing.
...
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/11/c_137101492.htm