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 ...

Boom in infections in the West African nation is driven by the same viral strain that caused a global outbreak in 2022.

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 ...

Africa is set to record more mpox cases this year than it did in 2024, when an explosion of the virus prompted the ...

The Head of the Incident Management Support Team at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, has disclosed that Africa has recorded 141,000 suspected ...

Ethiopia confirmed its first mpox cases in late May, with 3 infections reported, and last week the total rose sharply, to 40 ...

Most of the directives limit physical interactions during public liturgical celebrations, including Mass. The country has ...

Sierra Leonean authorities have called for international help to curb the spread of mpox in the country as a new toll on ...