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Monkeypox given new name by global health experts
Add a CommentMonkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced, after complaints over racist and stigmatising language linked to the virus’s name. The old term will be used alongside the new one for a year, before … Read more →
Ghana: Greater Accra has more than 50% of monkeypox cases
Add a CommentThe total confirmed cases of the monkeypox outbreak in Ghana is now 34 with the cases recorded in six regions. More than 50 percent of cases are in the Greater Accra Region. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said Greater Accra, Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Eastern and Upper West are … Read more →
Monkeypox cases shoot up to 18 – Ghana Health Service
Add a CommentThe Ghana Health Service has confirmed that the positive monkeypox cases have increased to 18. Speaking at a Covid-19 briefing on Wednesday in Accra, the Director of GHS, Patrick Kuma-Aboagye stated out of 72 suspected cases that were sampled as … Read more →
5 cases of monkeypox confirmed in Ghana
Add a CommentFive cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the Eastern, Western and Greater Accra regions, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) says. One of the cases was recorded in a Ghanaian who travelled to the United States of America from Ghana. … Read more →
Monkeypox Outbreak: What you need to know about it
Add a CommentMonkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by the Monkeypox virus and can be spread from animals to humans by coming into contact with blood, body fluids and lesions of infected animals (squirrels, rats, monkeys and others). The Ghana Health Service … Read more →
No confirmed case of Monkeypox in Western Region – GHS
Add a CommentThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) has denied reports suggesting the detection of monkeypox in the Western Region. A social media post had alleged that the country had recorded its first case of monkeypox in the region. The GHS has thus … Read more →
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