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Crianças representam metade dos casos suspeitos de mpox na Guiné-Bissau
A Guiné-Bissau enfrenta um surto crescente de mpox declarado em julho, com as crianças a constituírem metade de todos os casos relatados em meio a preocupações de que o vírus esteja a circular sem ser detetado.
Sintetizado por IA a partir das fontes citadas abaixo.
As autoridades locais da Guiné-Bissau registaram 46 casos suspeitos e sete confirmados de mpox na sequência da declaração de uma epidemia nacional a 4 de julho. O surto foi oficialmente anunciado pouco mais de uma semana depois de uma mulher de 27 anos se ter tornado o primeiro caso confirmado no país da África Ocidental.
Quase dois meses após o início do surto, os responsáveis de saúde estão a soar o alarme sobre a elevada proporção de pacientes jovens e a possibilidade de o vírus estar a circular sem ser detetado. As crianças representam metade de todos os casos relatados, sendo que 16 dos doentes têm menos de quatro anos.
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