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Mpox: Children account for half of suspected cases in Guinea-Bissau

Children, who are particularly vulnerable to the disease, account for half of the 46 suspected mpox cases identified in Guinea-Bissau – with 16 of them under the age of four.

Mpox: Children account for half of suspected cases in Guinea-Bissau
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Pressivio’s World desk has added the source report “Mpox: Children account for half of suspected cases in Guinea-Bissau” to its international monitoring stream.

Children, who are particularly vulnerable to the disease, account for half of the 46 suspected mpox cases identified in Guinea-Bissau – with 16 of them under the age of four.

Original source: UN News
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