Travelers to Nigeria should avoid contact with sick people, animals such as rodents (rats, squirrels) and non-human primates (monkeys, chimpanzees), products that come from wild animals (including wild game), and contaminated materials (such as clothing or bedding) used by sick people or animals.

In addition to the cases reported ... ongoing monkeypox outbreaks and newly reported cases in countries [1] in the African Region through established surveillance mechanisms (including Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response). Since the beginning of 2022, 1536 suspected cases with 72 deaths were reported from eight countries as of 8 June 2022; 59 confirmed cases were reported from six countries during this same period (Table 2). This now includes cases from Ghana that had not ...

August 20, 2024 - Africa update (endemic and non-endemic ... and Nigeria (49; 0). Ghana: Since the last report (11 November 2022), Ghana Health Services (GHS) reported nine new confirmed cases with no new deaths of monkeypox....

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

August 22, 2024 - Mpox (monkeypox) is a zoonotic viral disease caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV). The clinical presentation is similar to smallpox.

In Africa, from January to 16 September ... 2.6%) of Monkeypox from eight endemic Africa Union (AU) Member States (MS): Benin (3 suspected; 3 confirmed; 0 deaths), Cameroon (29; 7; 2), Central African Republic (CAR) (17; 8; 2), Congo (14; 5; 3), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (3,326; 165; 120), Ghana (535; 84; ...

March 15, 2018 - Nigeria is currently experiencing the largest documented outbreak of human monkeypox in West Africa.

August 20, 2024 - An epidemic of a new variant of clade I mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), known as clade 1b, began in Central Africa at least as early as September 2023.

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

August 27, 2024 - Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic disease caused by a double stranded DNA virus that belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family. The disease presents with symptoms similar to smallpox but with a lesser severity. Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of ...

October 3, 2024 - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed a case of monkeypox in the Bia West District of the Western North Region. | Pulse Ghana

The Coronavirus Disease - 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has put additional strain on Africa's fragile healthcare systems and has impacted the rise of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Currently, there is a rise in cases of Monkeypox Disease, a ...

April 29, 2024 - African nations with outbreaks include Ghana, where there are about 600 suspected and confirmed cases, and Nigeria, where there are nearly 2,000. Item 1 of 21 Marcel Osekasomba, 48, head nurse at the Yalolia health centre, and Theopiste Maloko, 42, a local health official, check the progress of Lisungi Lifafu, 12, who is suffering from monkeypox...

August 2, 2024 - Kenya and the Central African Republic have declared new outbreaks of mpox as Africa’s health officials race to contain the spread of the disease in a region lacking vaccines.

Human monkeypox virus is spreading globally, and more information is required about its epidemiological and clinical disease characteristics in endemic countries. We report the investigation of an outbreak in November 2021 in Central African ...

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....

While mpox remains a global threat—underscored by WHO’s declaration on 22 November 2024 that it continues to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)—in Africa, we are beginning to see signs that response efforts are paying off.