The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed eight new cases of Mpox (formerly monkeypox), raising the total number of infections in 2025 to nine and heightening concern over the spread of the viral disease.
Dr. Dennis Odai Laryea, Deputy Director of Surveillance at the GHS and Consultant Public Health Physician, shared the update in an interview on Channel One TV on Friday, May 23.
“Currently, we have eight confirmed cases. Cumulatively for this year, that makes nine. One case was recorded earlier in the year and was quickly contained. The latest outbreak has produced eight confirmed cases—four each in the Greater Accra and Western Regions,” he revealed.
As part of its surveillance efforts, health authorities have investigated over 100 suspected cases of Mpox across the country. While all 16 regions have reported suspected cases, confirmed infections have so far been limited to the Greater Accra and Western Regions.
Dr. Laryea assured the public that the GHS’s surveillance system is designed to quickly identify and respond to suspected infections, thereby minimizing the risk of widespread transmission.
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