By Sheriff Saidykhan
The government of the Gambia through the Ministry of Health has declared Mpox outbreak in the country.
“The Ministry of Health wishes to inform the public that a case of Mpox has been detected in the country through the routine surveillance system on the 18th of July 2025.” according to the release.
Following a surge in the number and geographical spread of Mpox cases, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the WHO declared it a Public Health Emergency of Continental Health Security and Public Health Emergency of International concern in August 2024.
According to the Ministry of Health, Sequencing process has been triggered to determine the virus subtype.
The Ministry has embark on several ongoing activities including active case search, contact tracing and community engagement to prevent the outbreak from spreading.
