DAKAR, Senegal -- Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency Monday after the country reported its second case of mpox in less than four days, health authorities said.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP ... Both patients are receiving treatment at a hospital in the capital, Freetown. Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was first identified by scientists in 1958 when outbreaks ...

Sierra Leone Declares Emergency After Confirming 2nd Mpox Case in 4 Days DAKAR, Senegal (AP ... treatment at a hospital in the capital, Freetown. Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was first ...

Sierra Leone has reported its first confirmed case of Mpox since the world's highest alert level for the potentially deadly viral disease was raised last year.

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