June 10, 2022 - From January to 1 June 2022, 1408 suspected and 44 confirmed cases including 66 deaths were reported from seven endemic countries (Table 2). ^[1]^ Monkeypox endemic countries are: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana (identified in animals ...

Monkeypox was not reported outside Africa until 2003, when an outbreak of 47 confirmed or probable cases occurred in the US following exposure to infected pet prairie dogs, which had acquired monkeypox virus from infected exotic animals imported from Ghana [6,40]. In recent years, there have ...

May 20, 2022 - In 2003, monkeypox hitched a ride with a shipment of animals from Ghana to Illinois.

August 30, 2010 - The monkeypox outbreak in the United States in 2003 demonstrated that the virus is capable of spreading to new animal reservoirs outside central Africa. In this case, American prairie dogs were infected by rodents imported from Ghana and served as amplification vectors, ultimately transmitting ...

July 25, 2023 - Monkeypox is rarely seen in people. There was a large outbreak in the U.S. in 2003, when a shipment of animals from Ghana contained several rodents and other small mammals that were infected with the virus; 47 confirmed and probable cases were reported in five states.

August 1, 2022 - GHS say de victim wey die of monkeypox ... closely to rule out possible infection and spread. Meanwhile, dem tighten dia surveillance to contain possible spread of de disease. ... De total number of confirmed cases of monkeypox outbreak for Ghana be 34....

August 3, 2022 - Africa CDC strengthens the capacity and capability of Africa’s public health institutions as well as partnerships to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats and outbreaks, based on data-driven interventions and programmes

August 4, 2022 - Thirty-four Monkeypox cases have been confirmed in six regions with more than 50% of cases in the Greater Accra Region according to the Ghana Health Service.

May 21, 2024 - The 2022–2023 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.

July 24, 2022 - The 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.

July 25, 2022 - The 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

August 16, 2024 - This is the UN agency's highest alert level for the disease, triggered for the second time in two years.

September 22, 2024 - Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus called monkeypox virus. It spreads mainly through close contact with someone who has mpox, causing a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever. It can make people very sick and leave scars.

August 27, 2024 - New, potentially more deadly strain of virus is rapidly spreading in Africa and has been discovered in Asia and Europe.

August 15, 2024 - This follows an earlier emergency declaration for a 2022-23 global outbreak. The rapid spread of a new form of mpox across Africa has sounded alarms.

July 25, 2022 - Thirty-four Monkeypox cases have been confirmed in six regions with more than 50% of cases in the Greater Accra Region according to the Ghana Health Service ...