Tag: Monkeypox
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Ghana is battling three outbreaks – GHS announces
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated that the country is currently battling three diseases.Director-General of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, during a press...
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Monkeypox: Nigeria bans bushmeat to prevent virus spread
The Nigerian government has banned the sale of bushmeat as a precaution to stop the spread of monkeypox.Six cases have been detected in the...
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Monkeypox patients should avoid pet contact
Monkeypox patients should avoid any contact with their pets for 21 days, according to new advice from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).So far,...
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Monkeypox virus not foreign, we can contain the outbreak – WHO
The World Health Organisation has determined that the virus causing the monkeypox outbreak is no foreign virus, therefore, can be contained.Rosamund Lewis, the Head...
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No monkeypox detected in Western Region Ghana Health Service
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has refuted the assertion suggesting that the Western Region has recorded its first case of monkeypox.In a press release...
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Monkeypox: Cases detected in three more countries for first time
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has became the first Gulf state to record a case of monkeypox.The Czech Republic and Slovenia also reported their...
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Monkeypox: 80 cases confirmed in 12 countries
More than 80 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in at least 12 countries.The World Health Organization has said another 50 suspected cases are...