Senegal has confirmed its first mpox case of the 12 months in a overseas nationwide who arrived on 19 August 2025.
The affected person’s steady situation is being carefully monitored in isolation at Fann Hospital, in accordance with a press release from the Ministry of Well being on 23 August 2025.
This improvement follows a interval of heightened surveillance for the virus. Well being authorities have initiated contact tracing to comprise any potential transmission.
FIRST CASE OF THE YEAR
On 25 August 2025, the Ministry of Well being introduced that no new instances had been detected for the reason that preliminary report.
A spokesperson confirmed that 25 people who had contact with the affected person are below surveillance.
The federal government is making certain all crucial public well being measures are in place to stop additional unfold. It’s presently unclear what virus variant has been recognized within the affected person.
GLOBAL CONTEXT AND RESPONSE
This case comes as sporadic mpox infections proceed throughout Africa, with the World Well being Organisation (WHO) and Africa Centres for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) sustaining a public well being alert.
In August 2024, the WHO once more declared mpox a worldwide public well being emergency attributable to an outbreak within the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The worldwide neighborhood continues to observe the state of affairs, with a give attention to fast identification and isolation.
SYMPTOMS AND TRANSMISSION
Mpox spreads by way of shut contact with an contaminated particular person or animal. The sickness is often gentle however could be deadly in uncommon instances.
Signs typically embody flu-like indicators and pus-filled lesions on the physique.
Public well being steerage emphasises the significance of hygiene and avoiding shut contact with symptomatic people.
WHICH HEALTH POLICIES CAN PREVENT MPOX FROM ESCALATING?
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