The Ghana Health Service’s (GHS) situational report on the Mpox outbreak has revealed that one more case of Mpox was recorded in February, bringing the number of cases to three.
There has so far been no record of death while cases remain mild and are being managed in self-isolation while close contacts to the infected persons are also being tested.
The report further noted that All 16 regions have recorded suspected cases in 2025. Case 1 is a 32-year-old, male on antiretroviral medication. He presented with a week’s history of fever, chills, pustular and vesicular lesions on the trunk, gluteal and anorectal regions.
Case 2 is a 34-year-old, male, with a 2-week history of generalized rash. He reported to the hospital after his symptoms failed to improve with self-medication.
Public health investigations into the newly confirmed cases are being undertaken, along with contact tracing and active community case search while sensitization of healthcare workers on case definition is ongoing.
The Deputy Director in charge of Disease Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Dennis Odai Laryea entreated the public to practice proper personal hygiene to protect themselves from the infection.
According to him, as a Service they are concerned and there is need for the spread to be contained.
‘‘For us in public health, any disease outbreak is a concern. We shouldn’t be having outbreaks. We have had quite a number of countries reporting quite a number of countries and they didn’t start with a thousand cases and so on that because we should be worried and take this seriously. One key thing is the use of the hand sanitizers. The hand hygiene which we practiced during Covid, it’s a very effective way of preventing such diseases from spreading and so as a people we need to keep practicing these things. Since the disease is transmitted through bodily contact,” he said.
Measures that have been put in place so far includes the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) which has the capacity to diagnose.
And the Ghana Infectious Diseases Centre (GIDC) has also been designated as the main isolation place for those who need in patient care.
The West African sub region has been experiencing some cases for some time now with Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire recording the highest numbers.
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