Children make up half of mpox cases in Guinea-Bissau as epidemic spreads
- More than half of the mpox cases reported in Guinea-Bissau have been among children, local authorities have said, almost two months since the country announced an epidemic.
- A national outbreak was declared on 4 July, just over a week after a 27-year-old woman became the first confirmed case of mpox in the west African country.
- Since then, there have been seven confirmed cases and 46 suspected cases.
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- More than half of the mpox cases reported in Guinea-Bissau have been among children, local authorities have said, almost two months since the country announced an epidemic.
- A national outbreak was declared on 4 July, just over a week after a 27-year-old woman became the first confirmed case of mpox in the west African country.
- Since then, there have been seven confirmed cases and 46 suspected cases.
Sources: Guardian