Ghana registered 45 confirmed cases of monkey chickenpox virus within one month

Ghana recorded 45 confirmed injuries to the monkey chickenpox virus in one month, in the worst outbreak since 2022, noting that no death was recorded so far, according to the Ghanaian Health Authority. The authority stated today that it “launched an urgent response plan; aimed at containing the outbreak, and includes early identification of the injured, isolating them, providing the necessary treatment for them, in addition to tracking the mixtures, and vaccinating Workers in the health sector are more likely to be injured, as well as implementing a comprehensive awareness campaign. “

The health authorities confirmed that the number of injuries may witness an increase in the coming days or weeks, but they made it clear that the currently widespread dynasty in the country is less dangerous than those rampant in other regions.