Monkeypox -- Liberia
Liberian health authorities on Tuesday [10 Apr 2018] issued an alert on the possible outbreak of monkeypox, an infectious disease found mostly in central and western Africa.
Liberia's chief medical officer Francis Kateh said the disease, caused by the monkeypox virus, has already been discovered in the southern county of River Cess.
Kateh said there are currently 4 confirmed cases of the disease. A couple of suspected cases have also been sent for testing.
According to the health
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5740756&promed&0
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