Sierra Leone battles mpox surge – CIDRAP - Afric Info

Mpox in Sierra Leone is 58.2% of all cases in Africa – says report

Lisa Schnirring: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 May 2025: Cases continue to climb sharply in Sierra Leone, and the head of the Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) said the surge is a major focus of the outbreak response, partly to prevent the virus from spreading to other West African countries. At Africa CDC’s weekly update last week, Director-General Jean Kaseya, MD, MPH, said 611 cases were reported in the most recent week, up from 483…

Sierra Leone battles mpox surge – CIDRAP - Afric Info

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