Yesterday the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the European Commission highlighted the ...

Sierra Leone seeks help for growing mpox outbreak AFP AFP May 31, 2025 Updated Jun 1, 2025 ...

Sierra Leone faces a Clade II mpox outbreak, driving urgent health action and global calls for vaccine and response support.

In Sierra Leone, almost 70% of the confirmed incidents are in men, and children make up less than 3%. That compares with people under the age of 15 accounting for the bulk of mpox cases and deaths ...

The outbreak, primarily concentrated in West Africa, affected Sierra Leone the most, with nearly 4,000 deaths out of the more than 11,000 recorded globally. The country also lost 7% of its ...

Sierra Leonean authorities have called for international help to curb the spread of mpox in the country as a new toll on Saturday showed the number of cases continuing to rise. A total of 3,350 ...

Sierra Leonean authorities have called for international help to curb the spread of mpox in the country as a new toll on Saturday showed the number of cases continuing to rise. A total of 3,350 ...