August 19, 2024 - A recent report from the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control has identified Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana as current hot zones for monkeypox, with 44 confirmed cases and one death recorded in the sub-region as of the end of Epidemiological Week 33 in 2024.

November 20, 2024 - The mpox outbreak in Ghana is a part of the larger outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. As opposed to its West African neighbours, Ghana had no endemic presence of mpox, only experiencing it during the 2022 outbreak.

Preparing for future outbreaks in Ghana: An overview of current COVID-19, monkeypox, and Marburg disease outbreaks.

August 14, 2024 - Following the declaration of a public health emergency of the monkey pox disease in Africa by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Ghana Health Service is gearing up to activate its surveillance system across the country.

16Awuni F. Monkeypox: One Dead in Upper East, 13 Contacts Being Monitored – GHS; 2022. https://citinewsroom.com/2022/07/monkeypox-one-dead-in-upper-east-13-contacts-being-monitored-ghs/ ... 17Reynolds MG, Carroll DS, Olson VA, et al. A silent enzootic of an orthopoxvirus in Ghana, West Africa: ...

August 20, 2024 - Africa update (endemic and non-endemic ... 2.5%) of monkeypox from eight endemic Africa Union (AU) Member States (MS): Benin (3 suspected; 3 confirmed; 0 deaths), Cameroon (35; 9; 2), Central African Republic (CAR) (17; 8; 2), Congo (14; 5; 3), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (4,068; 184; 154), Ghana (535; 105; ...

We aimed to assess the intention to receive the monkeypox (MPOX) vaccine and its associated psychological antecedents among the Ghanaian population. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Ghana from November to December 2022. Snowball sampling was used to recruit participants ...

May 26, 2022 - Since 13 May 2022, cases of monkeypox have been reported to WHO from 12 Member States that are not endemic for monkeypox virus, across three WHO regions. Epidemiological investigations are ongoing, however, reported cases thus far have no established travel links to endemic areas.

1 week ago - Confirmed monkeypox cases across multiple regions in Ghana as of July. Use basic health precautions.

August 3, 2022 - Travel Advisory: Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution...Read More ... Home | News & Events | Health Alert: Monkeypox U. S. Embassy Accra, Ghana

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October 3, 2022 - A limited outbreak in 2003 in the United States was traced to an Illinois pet distributor that imported rodents from Ghana who were co-located with prairie dogs that were sold as pets. Ian Lipkin: Traditionally, Monkeypox infection starts with non-specific symptoms, things like fever, headaches, ...

May 21, 2022 - Scientists are trying to understand why the virus, a less-lethal relative of smallpox, has cropped up in so many populations around the world. Scientists are trying to understand why the virus, a less-lethal relative of smallpox, has cropped up in so many populations around the world.

May 30, 2022 - At least 37 people from six states: ... or petting infected prairie dogs. Turns out, these rodents very likely caught the monkeypox virus while being housed alongside dormice and Gambian giant pouched rats that an Illinois animal distributor imported from Ghana....

Human monkeypox has never been reported in Ghana, but rodents captured in forested areas of southern Ghana were the source of the monkeypox virus introduced into the United States in 2003. Subsequent to the outbreak in the United States, 204 animals ...

June 9, 2022 - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed five cases of the Monkeypox disease. No death has been recorded among the cases, state newspaper, Graphic reported sourcing the director-general of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, who made this known Wednesday. According to Dr Kumah, the cases were recorded in ...

July 22, 2022 - After the coronavirus pandemic and the rise of monkeypox cases, news of another virus can trigger nerves globally. The highly infectious Marburg virus has been reported in the West African country of Ghana this week, according to the World Health Organization.

June 17, 2022 - NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the African country of Ghana has joined the list of countries reporting monkeypox infection among humans in the African region. On 8 June 2022, the country reported five confirmed cases detected out of 12 suspected cases ...