A first death related to MPOX virus

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First death related mpox virus:

An MPOX patient. Glody Muhabazi / AFP

MPOX. However, caused by a virus of the same family as that of the smallpox, manifests itself mainly by a high fever and the appearance of skin lesions, called vesicles. Nevertheless, Vaccines are being transported.

The first death of MPOX was identified in Ghana, confirmed on Sunday the health authorities of the country of West Africa which is experiencing a sharp increase in the number of new infections. Therefore, Twenty-three new cases were confirmed during the past week. Moreover, bringing the total of new infections to 257 since the virus first death related mpox virus was detected in Ghana in June 2022. This is the greatest increase over a week.

“The situation is under control”nevertheless assured AFP the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh. “The key to limiting the epidemic is early detection and responsible attitude”he added. MPOX. caused by a virus of the same family as that of the smallpox, manifests itself mainly by a high fever and the appearance of skin lesions, called vesicles.

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The department in charge of public health in Ghana is preparing. to receive vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO) this week. “Our risky populations have already been identified. we are ready to launch vaccinations as soon as the doses have arrived”told AFP an official of the department, Franklyn Asiedu-Bekoe. The WHO said in early June maintain the alert in the face of the MPOX epidemic. which mainly affects Africa, first death related mpox virus calling for a “Continuous international support”. Since the beginning of 2024. more than 37,000 confirmed cases of MPOX have been reported to the WHO by 25 countries, including 125 deaths, had then indicated the WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The Democratic Republic of Congo. where the disease was identified for the first time in 1970, alone brings together 60% of confirmed cases and 40% of deaths, followed by Uganda, Burundi and Sierra Leone, which has experienced an increase in the number of cases since the start of this year.

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