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This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover:
- Mpox in Sierra Leone
- Cholera in Uganda
- Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic fever in Senegal
For each of these events, a brief description is provided, followed by public health measures implemented and an interpretation of the situation.
At the end of the bulletin, a table provides information on all new and ongoing public health events currently being monitored in the region, as well as recent events that have been controlled and closed.
- Sierra Leone is facing a major challenge as it grapples with its largest outbreak of mpox to date. In just the first three weeks of this new outbreak, the number of reported cases has already exceeded the total from previous outbreaks, signaling an alarming rate of transmission. This increase is particularly concerning as the outbreak is concentrated in urban areas, including the capital city, Freetown, where transmission dynamics remain poorly understood. Adding to the urgency, a case has been reported among healthcare workers, raising the risk of nosocomial transmission and further complicating the response. The country’s ability to control the outbreak is constrained by limited funding, challenging the effectiveness of its response efforts. With the potential for the outbreak to escalate into a larger health crisis, Sierra Leone urgently requires both technical and operational support to prevent further spread and mitigate the impact on public health.