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Guinea-Bissau Declares Mpox Outbreak as 7 Cases Confirmed

8/25/2026

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Guinea-Bissau health ministry declared a mpox outbreak on 4 July 2026.
Seven cases have been confirmed and 46 suspected, half of which are children.
Sixteen of the child cases are under four years old.
UNICEF Deputy Representative Sandra Martins warned fragile surveillance could miss many infections.
Former health minister Dr Magda Robalo called for increased surveillance and frontline capacity.

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Guinea-Bissau health ministry declared a mpox outbreak on 4 July 2026.
Seven cases have been confirmed and 46 suspected, half of which are children.
Sixteen of the child cases are under four years old.
UNICEF Deputy Representative Sandra Martins warned fragile surveillance could miss many infections.
Former health minister Dr Magda Robalo called for increased surveillance and frontline capacity.