Sunday, January 12, 2025
News

Sierra Leone confirms first Mpox case

   SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend    Print this Page   COMMENT

Others | January 12, 2025 1:13:12 PM IST
Freetown [Sierra Leone], January 12 (ANI/WAM): Sierra Leone has recorded its first case of Mpox since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it a public health emergency of international concern in August last year, the country's health authorities announced late Friday.

According to a statement by Sierra Leone's National Public Health Agency (NPHA), the infected individual is a 27-year-old man from the Western Area Rural District.

Swift actions are being taken by health teams to conduct thorough contact tracing and investigations to identify potential exposures and prevent further transmission of the virus, the statement said. (ANI/WAM)

 
  LATEST COMMENTS ()
POST YOUR COMMENT
Comments Not Available
 
POST YOUR COMMENT
 
 
TRENDING TOPICS
 
 
CITY NEWS
MORE CITIES
 
 
 
MORE WORLD NEWS
'Say No to Olaf Scholz': Elon Musk ahead...
US reaffirms support for Taiwan's defenc...
Republic Day 2025: Indonesia's President...
EAM Jaishankar to represent India at swe...
Republic Day 2025: Indonesia's President...
US President Joe Biden approves major di...
More...
 
INDIA WORLD ASIA
14 arrested, five cases registered in Ke...
'Experienced the 'Aap-Da' of Delhi today...
Fire breaks out in chemical factory in N...
BJP's Kapil Mishra accuses AAP of aiding...
Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations ...
Rift within INDIA bloc even during 2024 ...
More...    
 
 Top Stories
"Jo log chhatra-virodhi hai unka Ra... 
North Central Railways all set for ... 
Human rights activist raises alarm ... 
"I'm still struggling to make a liv... 
Swami Vivekananda, a visionary who ... 
Actress Tabu joins Akshay Kumar sta... 
Yuva Kabaddi Series: Palani Tuskers... 
"Where did this CAG report come fro...