The World Health Organization, has said that cases of mpox Clade 2 have been reported in Côte d’Ivoire.
According to national health officials, at least 28 reports of the deadly decease and one death have been recorded in the West African country.
“The National Public Hygiene Institute [INHP] recorded 28 confirmed cases, including one death across the country as of Tuesday,” said INHP doctor Daouda Coulibaly.
He added that monitoring for mpox had been strengthened.
“We have to break the chains of transmission, identify the contacts of cases, isolate them and monitor them.”
