HealthChildren make up more than half of Guinea-Bissau mpox cases as outbreak spreads

Guinea-Bissau has reported seven confirmed and 46 suspected mpox cases since declaring an outbreak on 4 July. More than half of those affected are children, including 16 under four. Unicef warns that fragile health surveillance may be allowing undetected transmission, while health workers say cases appearing over several weeks indicate ongoing spread. No deaths have been reported.

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