Two new Mpox cases have been recorded in the Accra metro of the Greater Accra Region.
All Regional Health Directors have been directed to reactivate their public health emergency operation centers and take steps to improve surveillance, risk communication and case management activities.
As of November last year, Ghana reported a total of 34 confirmed cases of Mpox. The outbreak in Ghana started on June 8, 2022, with the detection of the first 5 cases.
The country had no endemic presence of Mpox before this outbreak. The latest is these two new cases confirmed this year.
3News has gathered that contact tracing is currently ongoing to contain spread. The two cases, non-relatable, were both detected at a health facility and they are being monitored.
The Ghana Health Service in a communique signed by the Director General to Regional Health Directors, directed a reactivation of the emergency response processes to heighten surveillance.
MPox is a viral disease similar to smallpox that causes fever, swollen lymph nodes and rash.
Its transmission occurs through direct contact with infected skin or body fluids, including sexual contact. Common symptoms include a rash or mucosal lesions, fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy, and swollen lymph nodes.
As of March 2025, Africa continues to grapple with a significant mpox outbreak. Over 24,200 mpox cases were reported with some 260 deaths across 22 affected countries.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo remains the epicenter, accounting for a substantial proportion of the cases and fatalities.
