Guinea-Bissau Faces First Mpox Outbreak: UNICEF

Guinea-Bissau faces first mpox outbreak: UNICEF

Guinea-Bissau is facing its first outbreak of mpox, UN children's agency UNICEF said Thursday, voicing concern that half of suspected cases were affecting children and that the country is ill-prepared.

Guinea Bissau: Children Account for Half of Suspected Mpox Cases in Guinea-Bissau

UNICEF strengthens surveillance, prevention, and community outreach as country responds to its first mpox outbreak

Guinea-Bissau reports first mpox outbreak, half of suspected cases are children

Mpox, which is caused by a virus from the same family as smallpox, can be transmitted to humans by animals.

Mpox: Children account for half of suspected cases in Guinea-Bissau

Children, who are particularly vulnerable to the disease, account for half of the 46 suspected mpox cases identified in Guinea-Bissau – with 16 of them under the age of four.