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Children Account for Half of Suspected Mpox Cases in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is facing a growing mpox outbreak declared in July, with children making up half of all reported cases amid concerns that the virus is spreading undetected.
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Local authorities in Guinea-Bissau have reported 46 suspected cases and seven confirmed cases of mpox following the declaration of a national epidemic on July 4. The outbreak was officially announced just over a week after a 27-year-old woman became the West African country's first confirmed case.\n\nNearly two months into the outbreak, health officials are raising alarms over the high proportion of young patients and the possibility that the virus is circulating without detection. Children account for half of all reported cases, with 16 of the patients being under the age of four.
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